Definitions
a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
Word origin
Shortened from nig-nog.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“nogs and chocks are used to support the roof where waste material can not conveniently be obtained”
“Walpole laid a quart of nog on't He'd either make a hog or dog on't.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Stout ale”3 letters
02“Wooden block”3 letters
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