Nog \Nog\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall,
as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
2. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support
the roof of a mine.
3. (Shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |