Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grog"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grog \Grog\, n. [So named from ``Old Grog'' a nickname given to
Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram cloak in
foul weather. He is said to have been the first to dilute the
rum of the sailors (about 1745).]
A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence, any
intoxicating liquor.
{Grog blossom}, a redness on the nose or face of persons who
drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grog
n : rum cut with water
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