joggle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
    dowel pin; dowel.
  2. noun a slight irregular shaking motion
    jiggle.
  3. verb move to and fro
    wiggle; jiggle.
    • Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!
  4. verb fasten or join with a joggle

WordNet

Jog"gle transitive verb
Etymology
Freq. of jog.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Joggled ; present participle & verbal noun Joggling
Definitions
  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.
Jog"gle intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Jog"gle noun
Definitions
Arch.
  1. 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.

Webster 1913