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Webster 1913 Edition

(grŏg)

Noun.

[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.]

Noun.

A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened.