naggin

English

Etymology

A variant of noggin.[1][2]

Noun

naggin (plural naggins)

  1. (especially Ireland) A small measure of spirits; alternative form of noggin.
    a naggin of whisky

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  2. Joseph Wright, editor (1903), “NOGGIN”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volumes IV (M–Q), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.