Joggle
Joggle , transitive verb
[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.
(Architecture) 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.
Joggle , intransitive verb
To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Joggle , noun
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.]
Collocations (1)
Joggle joint (Architecture) , a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.