The next morning was Christmas, and it seemed to be a custom to have egg-nog before breakfast.

Did you hear me?" "Yes; we're going to have egg-nog at our camp to-night.

In this state the bacon remains a fortnight, which is sufficient for flitches cut from nogs of a carcass weight less than 15 stone (14 lbs.

At the Cholerford they a' light doun, And there wi' the help o' the light o' the moon, A tree they cut, wi' fifteen nogs on each side, To climb up the wa' of Newcastle toun.