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4 definitions found 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 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: joggle n 1: inserts into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together [syn: {dowel}, {dowel pin}] 2: a slight irregular shaking motion [syn: {jiggle}] v 1: move to and fro [syn: {jiggle}, {wiggle}] 2: fasten or join with a joggle
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