In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
joggle, jiggle
(noun) a slight irregular shaking motion
jiggle, joggle, wiggle
(verb) move to and fro; “Don’t jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jiggle (plural jiggles)
a weak, shaking movement.
jiggle (third-person singular simple present jiggles, present participle jiggling, simple past and past participle jiggled)
(transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle.
(intransitive) To shake, rattle, or wiggle.
Source: Wiktionary
Jig"gle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of jig.]
Definition: To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.