JOGGLING

Etymology 1

Verb

joggling

present participle of joggle

Noun

joggling (plural jogglings)

The act by which something is joggled, or shaken up and down.

Etymology 2

Noun

joggling (uncountable)

The act of juggling while jogging.

Source: Wiktionary


JOGGLE

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



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