grog


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
grog/ɡrɒɡ/
noun spirits (originally rum) mixed with water.

informal or Austral./NZ alcoholic drink.

– origin C18: said to be from Old Grog, the nickname (because of his grogram cloak) of Admiral Vernon, who ordered diluted (instead of neat) rum to be served to sailors.
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