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nog

UK/nɒɡ/ US/nɑɡ/ uncommon archaic dated obsolete

noun

1.

a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface

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2.

a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it

Origin

Shortened from nig-nog.

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