joggle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: joggle	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for joggle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
joggle n a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together Synonym(s): dowel, dowel pin, joggle a slight irregular shaking motion Synonym(s): joggle, jiggle v move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" Synonym(s): jiggle, joggle, wiggle fasten or join with a joggle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Joggle \Jog"gle\, n. [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} (Arch.), a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Joggle \Jog"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Joggling}.] [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. (Arch.) 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. --Gwilt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Joggle \Jog"gle\, v. i. To shake or totter; to slip out of place.