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grog Definition


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grog
noun
    1. A mixture of alcoholic spirit (especially rum) and water, as formerly drunk by sailors.
    (Austral & NZ)
    2. colloq
      Any alcoholic drink.
Etymology: 18c: from Old Grog, the nickname (probably deriving from his habit of wearing a grogram cloak) of British admiral Edward Vernon, who in 1740 ordered the naval ration of rum to be diluted with water.



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