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Nogged vs Hogged - What's the difference?

nogged | hogged |

As verbs the difference between nogged and hogged

is that nogged is past tense of nog while hogged is past tense of hog.

As an adjective hogged is

broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends.

nogged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nog)

    • nog

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
  • One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
  • (shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.

    • Verb

    (nogg)
  • to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
  • (shipbuilding) to fasten, as shores, with treenails.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Short for noggin.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Short for eggnog.
  • (obsolete) A kind of strong ale.
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) A dark-skinned person; nig-nog.
  • (AU, dated, ethnic slur) A Vietnamese person.

    • Anagrams

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    hogged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hog)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (nautical) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends.