joggle

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: doweldowel pinjigglewiggle

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)joggled, joggling

  1. move to and fro“Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!”Synonyms: jigglewiggleMore general shake, agitateMore specific wag, waggle
  2. fasten or join with a joggleMore general fasten, fix

Noun (2)

  1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them togetherSynonyms: doweldowel pinType of fastener, fastening
  2. a slight irregular shaking motionSynonyms: jiggleType of shaking

Related words jiggle noun, jiggle verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Jog′gle transitive verb [past tense & past participle Joggled; present participle & verbal noun Joggling.]

Origin: Freq. of jog.

1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

2. Architecture To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.

The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.— Joseph Gwilt
Jog′gle intransitive verb

To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

Jog′gle noun

Arch. A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two adjacent stones, or the like.

Joggle joint Architecture, a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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