grog[noun]Synonyms: liquor, alcohol, aqua vitae, booze, drink, firewater, hooch, juice, spirit(s), tipple
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grog /ɡrɒɡ $ ɡrɑːɡ/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Old Grog, a name given (because he wore a coat of grogram, a type of rough cloth) to Edward Vernon, the 18th-century British navy officer who started the practice of giving sailors rum and water to drink]
1. a strong alcoholic drink, especially
rum mixed with water
2. informal any alcoholic drink
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