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We found 18 definitions of joggle from 6 different sources.

What does joggle mean?

Noun Plural: joggles
joggle - a slight irregular shaking motion
		jiggle
		shaking the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
joggle - a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
		dowel, dowel pin
		holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Verb joggles, joggling, joggled
joggle - fasten or join with a joggle
		fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
joggle - move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
		jiggle, wiggle
		agitate, shake change the arrangement or position of
		wag, waggle move from side to side; "The happy dog wagged his tail"

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joggle (Noun)
A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
joggle (Noun)
A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.
joggle (Verb)
To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
joggle (Verb)
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
joggle (Verb)
To jog or run while juggling.

joggle (v. t.)
To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
joggle (v. t.)
To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
joggle (v. i.)
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
joggle (n.)
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
jog′l, n. a notch in joints adapted in fitting stones or pieces of timber together to keep them from sliding. [Dim. of jog, to push.]
joggle
jog′l, v.t. to jog or shake slightly: to jostle.—v.i. to shake:—pr.p. jogg′ling; pa.p. jogg′led. [Dim. of jog.]

joggle
The cubic joints of stones on piers, quays, and docks. Also, notches at the ends of paddle-beam iron-knees outside, to act as a stop to the diagonal iron-stay, which is extended between the arms of each knee. (See JUGLE.)
joggle
In ship-building, a notch in the edge of a plank to admit the narrow butt of another, as of the narrow end of a steeling-strake.

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