English

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Etymology

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A variant of noggin.[1][2]

Noun

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naggin (plural naggins)

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

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Naggin”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
  2. ^ Joseph Wright, editor (1903), “NOGGIN”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: [], volume IV (M–Q), London: Henry Frowde, [], publisher to the English Dialect Society, []; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.

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