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Do You Know the Story of the Word Grog?

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Do You Know The Story Of The Word Grog?

Grog

The spirit, usually rum, served on board Naval ships. The name comes in a roundabout way from Admiral Edward Vernon (1864-1757). He was nicknamed Old Grog by his men from his habit of walking the quarter-deck in all weathers in a grogram cloak (a coat from a  coarse fabric made of silk or wool, often stiffened with gum).

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