Joggle /(?)/

Jog·gle

Joggle

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Joggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Joggling

  1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
  2. To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel. (Arch.)
    The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.
    — Gwilt.

Joggle

v. i.
  1. To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

Joggle

n.
  1. 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. [Arch.]

Phrases & Compounds

Joggle joint
a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.