GROCERY
Gro"cer*y, n.; pl. Groceries. Etym: [F. grosserie wholesale. See
Grocer.]
1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; — in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense. A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. Goldsmith. The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. Macaulay.
2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U.s.];
GROG Grog, n. Etym: [So named fronm "Old Grog" a nickmname 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).]
Defn: 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.]
GROGGERY
Grog"ger*y, n.; pl. Groggeries.
Defn: A grogshop. [Slang, U. S.]
GROGGINESS
Grog"gi*ness, n.
1. State of being groggy.
2. (Man.)