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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grog \Grog\, n. [So named from ``Old Grog'' a nickname given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of the sailors (about 1745).] A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence any intoxicating liquor. {Grog blossom}, a redness on the nose or face of persons who drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grog n : rum cut with water
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