A strong type of beer or ale, or a wooden peg or block used in carpentry and construction.
Origin uncertain; possibly from Norwegian or Dutch 'nogge.' As a drink term, it appeared in English by the 1600s; the carpentry meaning may come from an older sense of a wooden block or stopper.
Eggnog got its name from being served in wooden cups called 'nogs' in colonial taverns—the 'egg' part came later when people started adding eggs and cream to nog (a strong ale) to make it richer.
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