Main Entry: grog

Pronunciation: \ˈgräg\

Function: noun

Etymology: Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon †1757 English admiral responsible for diluting the sailors' rum

Date: 1756

1 : alcoholic liquor; especially : liquor (as rum) cut with water and now often served hot with lemon juice and sugar sometimes added
2 : refractory materials (as crushed pottery and firebricks) used in the manufacture of refractory products (as crucibles) to reduce shrinkage in drying and firing