joggle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
noun a slight irregular shaking motion
verb move to and fro

From jog (verb) + -le (frequentative suffix).

“Good,” said he, “joggle ’em up. — Unnatural death, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers
“Don’t joggle so, Johnson, yeh fool,” he cried. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane
Don’t joggle me.” “Why, what’s the matter, Tom? — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete, Mark Twain

dowel, dowel pin

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