3 entries under this word

Joggle

Jŏg'gle, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. JOGGLED; p. pr. & vb. n. JOGGLING.] [Diminutive of jog, q. v.]

Sense 1. To shake slightly; to give a sudden but slight push; to jostle, or cause to move irregularly.

Sense 2. (Arch.) To join or match by jogs or notches, so as to prevent sliding apart.

The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss-posts and into the rafters. Gibbs.

Jôg'gle, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To shake or totter.

Jôg'gle, n.

noun

n. 1. (Arch.) A joint between two bodies so constructed by means of jogs or notches, as to prevent their sliding past each other; — called also joggle-joint and joggled-joint. Greth.

(Masonry.) A similar joint held in place by means of pieces of stone or metal introduced into it.
(pl.) The pieces of stone or metal used in a joggle-joint.

Two rectangular diagrams show interlocking, zigzagged joints between adjoining pieces. — Joggles.