noggin (1), knoggin

[Ir. noigin; Gael. noigean, from Gael. & Ir.cnag =a knob, a peg; Ir. cnaig a knob in wood.] 1. A small mug; a wooden cup made with staves and hooped; a nog. [NOG (1). 8.] "Arranging new noggins and plates." -Mrs. S. C. Hall: Sketches of Irish Character, p. 65. 2. A measure equivalent to a gill. 3. The contents of such a ve el. "His worship gave noggins of ale." *noint-er, s. [English noint; -er.] One who anoints; an anointer. *noi-sance, s. [NUISANCE.]