About The Word Grog
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Grog
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What's The Definition Of Grog?
[n] rum cut with water
Synonyms | Synonyms for Grog: Related Terms | Find terms related to Grog: alcohol | alcoholic beverage | alcoholic drink | aqua vitae | ardent spirits | beverage | booze | brew | drink | firewater | hard liquor | hooch | inebriant | intoxicant | intoxicating liquor | John Barleycorn | juice | liquor | little brown jug | potable | potation | punch bowl | rum | schnapps | social lubricant | spirits | strong drink | strong waters | the bottle | the cup | the Demon Rum | the flowing bowl | the luscious liquor | the ruddy cup | tipple | toxicant | water of life See Also | rum Grog In Webster's Dictionary \Grog\, n. [So named from ``Old Grog'' 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.]
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