joggle meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

joggle

verb

UK /ˈd͡ʒɒɡəl/ · CA, US /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɡəl/

Etymology From jog (verb) + -le (frequentative suffix).

To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

Little Elephant sighed because he felt ready to burst and he didn't see how he could eat any pudding, and he'd been waiting all day for that pudding. So he got up and trotted around the table ten times to joggle down his turkey. He must make room for the Christmas pudding!1938, Heluiz Chandler Washburne, Little Elephant's Christmas:

To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

noun

Etymology From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.

Architecture A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.

verb

Etymology From jog (noun) + -le (diminutive ending).

Architecture 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.1842, Joseph Gwilt, Encyclopaedia of Architecture:

verb

Etymology Blend of jog + juggle.

To jog or run while juggling.

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