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Grot vs Grog - What's the difference?

grot | grog |

As nouns the difference between grot and grog

is that grot is porridge while grog is (label) an alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the royal navy.

grot

English

Etymology 1

From , by shortening, or (etyl) grotte.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (poetic) A grotto.
  • * 1819 , (John Keats), :
    • She took me to her elfin grot , / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (British)
  • (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
  • (slang, countable) A miserable person.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    grog

    English

    (wikipedia grog)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (label) An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
  • Any alcoholic beverage.
  • An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.
  • A type of pre-fired clay that has been ground and screened to a specific particle size.

    • Synonyms

    * (ground clay) firesand

    Derived terms

    * groggy

    References

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