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English word origin

Etymology of nog

Variant of knag.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork. · to fasten, as shores, with treenails.

noun

A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork. · One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine. · A treenail to fasten the shores.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variant of knag.

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Source etymology 4

Original entry ↗
noun

A dark-skinned person; nig-nog. · A Vietnamese person.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Shortened from nig-nog.

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