Noggin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Noggin \Nog"gin\, n. [Ir. noigin, or Gael. noigean. Cf. 1st
     {Nog}.]
     1. A small mug or cup.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A measure equivalent to a gill. Hence: a small quantity of


        a beverage. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The head (of a person). [slang]
  
     Syn: noodle, noddle.
          [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  noggin
       n : informal terms for a human head [syn: {attic}, {bean}, {bonce},
            {noodle}, {dome}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "noggin":
     bean, brain, brow, chump, conk, crown, dome, encephalon,
     gray matter, head, headpiece, noddle, noodle, organ of thought,
     pate, poll, ridge, sconce, seat of thought, sensation, sensorium,
     sensory