joggle
joggle Lexical Profile
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• noun
A slight, sudden shake, jolt, or unsteady movement.
"A sudden joggle of the table caused the inkwell to spill across the parchment."
A notch, projection, or key formed on two adjoining pieces of stone, timber, or metal to prevent them from slipping past each other.
"The stonemason carved an interlocking joggle into the arch stones to ensure structural stability."
• verb
To shake, nudge, or move slightly and unsteadily with repeated little jerks.
"Please do not joggle my elbow while I am trying to thread this needle."
To join or fasten timbers, stones, or metal plates together using an interlocking notch or projection (in masonry and metalwork).
"The shipbuilders had to joggle the hull plates so they would fit flush against the steel frames."
• Rhymes for joggle
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 16th century as a frequentative form of the verb 'jog', denoting repeated slight shaking.