noun
Meaning 1
jolt, shake (brisk movement)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
shog
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Pronunciation
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/ʃɒɡ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒɡ
verb
Meaning 2
to jolt or shake
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, archaic
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verb
Meaning 3
to depart; to go.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Qualifier: frequently followed by off
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History
Etymology
From Middle English schoggen (“to shake up and down, jog”), possibly from Middle Dutch schocken (“to jolt, bounce”) or Middle Low German schoggen, schucken (“to shog”); all from Proto-West Germanic *skokkōn (“to move, shake, tremble”). Doublet of shock.