grog
/grɒg/noun
mass noun
1- spirits (originally rum) mixed with water格罗格酒(用烈性酒[最初为朗姆酒]兑水而成)。
1.1
- informal, chiefly Austral./NZ alcoholic drink, especially beer〈非正式, 主澳/新西兰〉含酒精饮料(尤指啤酒)。
1.2
- crushed unglazed pottery or brick used as an additive in plaster or clay(掺于灰浆或粘土中的)陶渣。
词源
mid 18th cent.: said to be from Old Grog, the reputed nickname (because of his grogram cloak) of Admiral Vernon (1684-1757), who in 1740 first ordered diluted (instead of neat) rum to be served out to sailors.