Grog

grog, n. a mixture of spirits and cold water, without sugar.— ns. Grog′-blo ′om , a redne of the nose due to drinking; Grog′gery ( U.S. ), a low public-house; Grog′gine , state of being groggy; Grog′ging , extracting the spirit from the wood of empty spirit-casks with water.— adj. Grog′gy , affected by grog, partially intoxicated: ( boxing ) weak and staggering from blows: applied to a horse that bears wholly on his heels in trotting.— n. Grog′-shop , a dram-shop. [From 'Old Grog,' the nickname of Admiral Vernon, who introduced it about 1745—from his grogram breeches.]