Joggle
['dʒɒg(ə)l]
Definition
(noun.) a slight irregular shaking motion.
(verb.) fasten or join with a joggle.
Checker: Trent--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
(v. t.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
(v. i.) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
(n.) 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.
Editor: Maureen
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Shake (by hitting), jostle.
Typist: Margery
Definition
n. a notch in joints adapted in fitting stones or pieces of timber together to keep them from sliding.
v.t. to jog or shake slightly: to jostle.—v.i. to shake:—pr.p. jogg′ling; pa.p. jogg′led.
Editor: Sasha