groggingn.
/ˈɡrɒɡɪŋ/ The process of extracting spirits from an empty cask by soaking the interior with hot water (see grog v. 2).
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grogging1901
1901 Daily News 5 Mar. 7/5 [A wine and spirit merchant] was fined £5 and costs for ‘grogging’.
1902 Daily Chron. 18 Oct. 8/6 Many casks were found on the defendant's premises undergoing the process of grogging.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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