grog

grog
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)
    ■(informal, chieflyAustral./NZ)alcoholic drink, especially beer
    (非正式,主主澳/新西兰)含酒精饮料(尤指啤酒)
    ■crushed unglazed pottery or brick used as an additive in plaster or clay
    (掺于灰浆或粘土中的)陶渣
语源
  1. 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
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