The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
joggle, jiggle
(noun) a slight irregular shaking motion
dowel, dowel pin, joggle
(noun) a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
joggle
(verb) fasten or join with a joggle
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
joggle (third-person singular simple present joggles, present participle joggling, simple past and past participle joggled)
(transitive) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
(intransitive) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
To jog or run while juggling.
(architecture, transitive) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
joggle (plural joggles)
(engineering) 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Jog"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Joggling.] Etym: [Freq. of jog.]
1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: 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. Gwilt.
Jog"gle, v. i.
Definition: To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Jog"gle, n. [Arch.]
Definition: 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 joint (Arch.), a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.