egg nog A drink make from eggs beaten with milk, cream, and sugar, often spiked with rum or other alcoholic liquor, and sometimes seasoned with cinnamon; usually spelled eggnog. It is a traditional drink served at social gatherings during the Christmas season.
Nog n.
1.
A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.
2.
One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support the roof of a mine.
3.
(Shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.
verb
Nog v. t.
1.
To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.
2.
(Shipbuilding) To fasten, as shores, with treenails.
... eggs are both high in nutrients and easily digested, they serve as a most important article of diet for the sick. The variety of ways in which eggs can be cooked and served also adds to their value as a sick-room food. Eggs combined with milk (egg-nog, custards), with cereals (rice pudding, gruels), and with toast make suitable foods for the sick and convalescent. The principles used in the preparation of custards (see Lesson LI) should be applied in combining eggs with ... — School and Home Cooking • Carlotta C. Greer
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