Stout vs Grog - What's the difference?
stout | grog |
large; bulky, thickset; corpulent, fat.
(obsolete) bold, strong-minded; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular.
* Shakespeare
* Clarendon
* Daniel
(obsolete) proud; haughty; arrogant; hard.
* Bible, Mal. iii. 13
* Latimer
firm; resolute; dauntless.
materially strong, enduring.
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, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad
, chapter=4 obstinate.
A dark and strong malt brew made with toasted grain.
An obese person. (rfex)
A large clothing size. (rfex)
(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.
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As a proper noun stout
is .As a noun grog is
(label) an alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the royal navy.stout
English
Adjective
(er)- a stouter champion never handled sword
- He lost the character of a bold, stout , magnanimous man.
- The lords all stand / To clear their cause, most resolutely stout .
- Your words have been stout against me.
- Commonly they that be rich are lofty and stout .
- Campers prefer stout vessels, sticks and cloth.
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Derived terms
* stouten * stouthearted * stoutish * stoutly * stoutnessNoun
("stout" on Wikipedia) (en noun)- Stout is darker, stronger and sweeter than porter beer.