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Noggin n.

A small mug or cup.

A measure equivalent to a gill. Hence: A small quantity of a beverage. (Prov. Eng.)

The head (of a person). (slang)

Synonyms: noodle, noddle.

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Etymology of 'Noggin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Noggin" Quotes from Famous Books

... or the timber noggins has changed summat in character since I seen them last," said Trunnell. "What in Davy Jones would a skipper of a ship call a cleat a timber noggin for unless he didn't know ...

— Mr. Trunnell • T. Jenkins Hains

... only one here that's worth anything; and you know I've always been good to you. Never a month but I've given you a silver fourpenny for yourself. And now you see, mate, I'm pretty low, and deserted by all; and, Jim, you'll bring me one noggin of ...

— Treasure Island • Robert Louis Stevenson

... Bludyer will no more bully authors or cheat landlords of their score. Shandon, the learned and thriftless, the witty and unwise, sleeps his last sleep. They buried honest Doolan the other day: never will he cringe or flatter, never pull long-bow or empty whisky-noggin ...

— The History of Pendennis • William Makepeace Thackeray

... to follow to hounds my grandfather's guests on my pony; and Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Carvel when they shot on the duck points. Ay, and what may surprise you, my dears, I was given a weak little toddy off the noggin at night, while the gentlemen stretched their limbs before the fire, or played at whist or loo Mr. Carvel would have no milksop, so he said. But he early impressed upon me that moderation was the mark of a true man, even as excess was that ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

Words linked to "Noggin" : noodle, dome, human head, bonce