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Definition of "noggen" [nog•gen]

  • Made of flax or hemp (adjective)
  • Coarse linen; a garment made of this. (noun)

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Use "noggen" in a sentence
  • ""Nay, I did na say thee wor a noggen-yed; I said Lawyer said thee were a noggen-yed," was a poor apology, once spoken in Lancashire."
  • "(_Anglicè_, "You ox-headed lout, are you stone deaf?"); and more frequently the terms, _pudding-yed_ and _noggen-yed_ have been addressed in my hearing to obtuse and stupid folk."
  • "The former requires no comment, and an explanation of the latter -- _noggen_, hard, rough, coarse -- may be found in Johnson."
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