Noggin
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Noggin may mean:
- In carpentry, a noggin, or dwang is a short length of material, usually wood, inserted between two studs, joists, rafters or similar to brace a frame or to support a fixture. It is also the term for a brickwork infill-panel in timber frame construction. The article dwang illustrates.
- In biology, noggin proteins are a class of proteins that are important in embryonic cellular differentiation. Refer Noggin (protein)
- A noggin is an archaic term for a small drinking cup, often one made from wood. From this, it is also used as a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint or a gill, that is either 142mL if using Imperial (British) pints or 118mL if using US pints.
- Noggin was a famously strong ale brewed by Charles Wells brewery of Bedford, England.
- Noggin the Nog is a character in the eponymous series of books and television programmes made by the UK company Smallfilms.
- A person's head, English slang usage.
- In television, Noggin is a US television network for preschoolers and was a British childrens' nostalgia channel. Refer: Noggin (TV channel).
- In Black Country slang a Noggin is a lump of cheese.
