nog
verbEtymology Variant of knag.
1
to fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
2
Business, Manufacturing, Shipbuilding to fasten, as shores, with treenails.
nog
nounUK /nɒɡ/ · US /nɑɡ/
Etymology Variant of knag.
1
Business, Carpentry, Construction, Manufacturing A wooden block, the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
- Within a wall,[…], we find vertical studs, nogs or blocking, top and bottom plates, perhaps some form of diagonal braces, and many nailed and screwed connections.2014, Andrew Charleson, Structure As Architecture:
2
Business, Carpentry, Construction, Manufacturing, Mining Archaic One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
- nogs and chocks are used to support the roof where waste material can not conveniently be obtained1903, Gases Met with in Mines:
3
Business, Manufacturing, Shipbuilding A treenail to fasten the shores.