One glass of what you call the grog; and then we will play a pleasant game with those. From Wordnik.com. [Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War] Reference
One glass of what you call the grog; and then we will play a pleasant game with those Englishmen!”. From Wordnik.com. [Springhaven] Reference
Consequently, the diluted rum drink that he created became known as grog, and sailors who drank too much of it were said to feel. From Wordnik.com. [mental_floss Blog] Reference
Their principal drink is punch, or grog, which is composed of rum well diluted with water. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
Why would anyone put saltwater in grog?. From Wordnik.com. [FIDDLER’S GREEN • by Nick Logan] Reference
LEGOUR'S query concerning the origin of the word "grog," so famous in the lips of our gallant tars. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 04, November 24, 1849] Reference
It is especially favored by temperance people because in this way they get their "grog" in the guise of a medicine. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
A simple form of granules can be produced by adding all water to the grog which is then mixed with the dry clay body. From Wordnik.com. [5. Semidry foaming] Reference
They at once christened the mixture "grog," after the. From Wordnik.com. [The Days Before Yesterday] Reference
Admiral, was called grog in his honour; he was familiarly known as "Old. From Wordnik.com. [Westminster Abbey] Reference
Cameron Collie set up Groggle to allow users to find the best-priced "grog" in nearby stores. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
He was taking his after-dinner potation of rum and water, y-clept "grog," and reading by the light of a purser's dip. From Wordnik.com. [Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days] Reference
To which I responded in all seriousness that I was glad he did not contemplate expending it upon strong drink, such as grog or rum. From Wordnik.com. [Fibble, D.D.] Reference
You can buy cheaper stuff from street sellers but you are never sure whether the money will go on 'grog' which is a big problem here. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Bob Corkey growled a little as he wiped his knife on his leg, and accepted the allowance of "grog," which, however, was only pure water. From Wordnik.com. [Philosopher Jack] Reference
"You must learn to drink grog if you are to be a sailor.". From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
One of the men, as he drunk off a glass of grog, remarked. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
We drank grog and rum and told stories long into the night. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Difference] Reference
Can you explain what grog is, and what's so naval about it?. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Beck: The Grog Days of Summer (PHOTOS)] Reference
They took off their hats to me and ordered some grog for us. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59] Reference
"Pardon, Madame, but how much hot water do you want for grog?". From Wordnik.com. [Through Finland in Carts] Reference
'I say, old woman, you haven't half sweetened this grog of mine. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
He had received one glass of grog and came for the second which I refused him. From Wordnik.com. [Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events] Reference
Some of the crew were observed tapping casks of grog, several being intoxicated. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
Spanish skipper was bound to keep his birthday with commendable merriment and abundant grog. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Yet in that moment he seemed so vulnerable, quivering with grog blossoms of drink all over his face. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel Byrne: A Review of Furious Love by Sam Kashner and Nancy Shoenberg] Reference
A band of drunken butchers had got into two of the front boxes, and converted them into a grog-shop!. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
Since I am reluctant to drink and drive, this way I can consume a grog or two and stagger safely home. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Weston: The Summer of My Discontent -- Too Many Food Festivals?] Reference
Meantime, the news spread like wildfire, and all the city was in commotion, for grog was very popular. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
You were never nearer your right latitude than when you said that grog was at the bottom of my troubles. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
We were all supplied with fishing-lines and hooks of three different sizes, and extra grog when getting steam up. From Wordnik.com. [The Stoker's Catechism] Reference
"I'll go below and finish my tea, which I would certainly not have left behind me, with you about, had it been grog!". From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
The make grog bowls out of old mooring balls and recycle large squares of wrapping paper for interior wall decorations. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Difference] Reference
If I am not greatly out of my reckoning, grog is at the bottom of all your troubles, and long faces, and sighs, and groans. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
The crew of both vessels harmonized after the fight, the conquerors sharing their clothes, supper, and grog with the conquered. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Kearsarge and Alabama] Reference
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