grog

UK: /ˈgrɒg/ US: /grɑg/ ,(grog)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

grog /grɑg/   n. [uncountable]

1. Wine, a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
2. Wine any alcoholic drink.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

grog  (grog), n. 

1. a mixture of rum and water, often flavored with lemon, sugar, and spices and sometimes served hot.
2. any strong alcoholic drink.
3. Metallurgy fired and crushed clay.

• from Old Grog (alluding to his grogram cloak), the nickname of Edward Vernon (died 1757), British admiral, who in 1740 ordered the alcoholic mixture to be served, instead of pure spirits, to sailors. 1760–70

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grog / ɡrɒɡ/ noun

1. diluted spirit, usually rum, as an alcoholic drink
2. alcoholic drink in general, esp spirits

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon (1684–1757), British admiral, who in 1740 issued naval rum diluted with water; his nickname arose from his grogram cloak