Nogging

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of masonry that serves as a framework for timber structures
2. the act of providing support to a structure using wooden frames
3. a term used for the material inserted between the framework in building construction

Etymology: "Nogging" is the noun for the brickwork or other filling set between the timbers of a timber-framed wall. The name comes from "nog," a word for a small block or peg of wood, which is a variant of "knag," meaning a knot or projecting piece of wood. Early builders used short wooden pegs and blocks to fix and brace the frame, and the filling was named after them. The noun form of "nog" is itself the origin of the building term, so the word connects to older English vocabulary for knobs and knots in timber. The same root gives "nog" as a wooden peg still used in some traditional building work.