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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Grog | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Grog \Grog\, n. [So named from [bd]Old Grog[b8] a nickname given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of the sailors (about 1745).] A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence, any intoxicating liquor. {Grog blossom}, a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.] | |
