grog

Definitions


[ɡrɒɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- spirits (originally rum) mixed with water

- crushed unglazed pottery or brick used as an additive in plaster or clay


Phrases:
- off the grog
- on the grog

Origin:
mid 18th century: said to be from Old Grog, the reputed nickname (because of his grogram cloak) of Admiral Vernon (1684–1757), who in 1740 first ordered diluted (instead of neat) rum to be served out to sailors


[ɡrɒɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- drink alcohol, especially to excess
(e.g: he's been seen grogging up at McIntyre's)


Phrases:
- off the grog
- on the grog

Origin:
mid 18th century: said to be from Old Grog, the reputed nickname (because of his grogram cloak) of Admiral Vernon (1684–1757), who in 1740 first ordered diluted (instead of neat) rum to be served out to sailors




definition by Oxford Dictionaries