joggle
Americanverb (used with object)
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to shake slightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks; jiggle.
She joggled the key in the lock a couple of times before getting the door open.
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to cause to shake or totter as by a sudden, slight push; jostle.
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to join or fasten by fitting a projection into a recess.
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to fit or fasten with dowels.
verb (used without object)
noun
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the act of joggling.
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a slight shake or jolt.
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a moving with jolts or jerks.
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a projection on one of two joining objects fitting into a corresponding recess in the other to prevent slipping.
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Carpentry. an enlarged area, as of a post or king post, for supporting the foot of a strut, brace, etc.
verb
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to shake or move (someone or something) with a slightly jolting motion
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(tr) to join or fasten (two pieces of building material) by means of a joggle
noun
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the act of joggling
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a slight irregular shake; jolt
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a joint between two pieces of building material by means of a projection on one piece that fits into a notch in the other; dowel
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a shoulder designed to take the thrust of a strut or brace
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of joggle
Explanation
To joggle is to jostle or rhythmically shake something. The bathroom door sticks sometimes, but if you joggle the handle it'll open! From its sound, you'd think that joggle is a combination of "jiggle" and "jog," but it actually predates jiggle by more than 300 years. When you joggle a baby on your lap, you bounce it gently, and if you find yourself nervously joggling your foot during an interview, you're shaking it. As a noun, joggle has an entirely different meaning: it's a kind of dowel or tooth used to hold bricks or stones together in a wall.
Example Sentences
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The Joggle Toys were designed as an answer to the problem of decorating a child's room, which Arnold sees as "either throw-uppy cute wallpaper or nothing."
From Time Magazine Archive
Joggle, jog′l, n. a notch in joints adapted in fitting stones or pieces of timber together to keep them from sliding.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Joggle, jog′l, v.t. to jog or shake slightly: to jostle.—v.i. to shake:—pr.p. jogg′ling; pa.p. jogg′led.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Joggle Joint.—This joint is used almost exclusively for brace work where great weight must be supported.
From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough
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