tog

plural togs

1. archaicslangA cloak.
2. archaicslangA coat.

   I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on.

   c. 1864, Alfred Peck Stevens, “The Chickaleary Cove”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 161

3. New Zealandslangswimwear.
4. A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre

present singular third person togs · participle present togging · participle past togged · past togged

1. transitiveTo dress (often with up or out).

   “[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. […]”

   1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC

1. abbreviationnot comparablebusinessAbbreviation of together.

   Row 1 (Right side): Slip 1, K1, K2 tog, YO, K 10, (K2 tog, YO) twice, K3.

   2012, Kay Meadors, Knitting for a Cure, page 34

plural togs

1. A tautog, a large wrasse native to the eastern coast of North America.

   Though most jetty anglers fish the tip when looking for blackfish, tog can often be found along the entire structure.

   2021, Nick Honachefsky, “Catching Tautog from Shore”, in On The Water

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   However, many locations hold plenty of keeper tog to 8 pounds, with several monster white chins over the 10-pound mark, particularly along the East End of the Sound.

   2023, Tony Salerno, “Shaking The Winter Jitters: It’s Time For Tog’”, in The Fisherman

present singular third person togs · participle present togging · participle past togged · past togged

1. transitiveTo fish for tautog.

   Another mindset that seems to work well for new togging recruits is to ask them to wait until the fish ‘takes the rod down’.

   2023, Jason Colby, “Tog Jigging: Do It Your Way!”, in The Fisherman

plural togs

1. informalA photographer, especially a professional one.

   If the tog said he'd deliver A grade shots but actually delivered D grade – tog is at fault

   2016 April 15, “Another Wedding Another Photog screwing things up”, in Whirlpool forums, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2016

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   Funny you should ask, I had a "scene" with a photographer, at yesterdays' Wedding, over the Groom's lapel Mic, the Groom was ok with it, but the tog, said it would spoil his photos, the Groom had a light jacket on, so it was visible, but, what else can you do?

   2006 July 9, “Lapel mic question”, in DV Info Net, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2024

   Been a tog for a few years now, bit by bit expanding my lens library and just the other day picked up a 16-35mm f4 IS, it's pretty great.

   2022 December 9, “Whats your favourite lens?”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2022

   Synonyms: lensman, lenswoman, photog