subs. (nautical).—Shore-going clothes in general, and dress-clothes in particular.
1833. MARRYAT, Peter Simple, III. xiii. May I be so bold as to ax, Captain O’Brien, whether I must wear one of them LONG TOG, swallow-tailed coats—because if so, I’d prefer being quarter-master? Ibid. (1834), Jack Faithful, xxix. I had fitted on what are called at sea, and on the river, LONG TOGS; i.e., I was dressed as most people are on shore.
1883. W. C. RUSSELL, Sailors’ Language, s.v.
