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