grog

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Rum and water. Grog was first introduced into the navy about the year 1740, by Admiral Vernon, to prevent the sailors intoxicating themselves with their allowance of rum, or spirits. Groggy, or groggified; drunk.

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Grog
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
grog
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
grog
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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