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Joggle vs Coggle - What's the difference?

joggle | coggle |

As verbs the difference between joggle and coggle

is that joggle is to shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog while coggle is to move or walk unsteadily.

As nouns the difference between joggle and coggle

is that joggle is (engineering) a step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends while coggle is a small fishing boat or coggle can be cobble (all senses).

joggle

English

Verb

(joggl)
  • To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.
  • To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
  • To jog or run while juggling.
  • (architecture) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.
  • * Gwilt
    • The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss posts.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • coggle

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin obscure. Perhaps from .

    Verb

    (coggl)
  • To move or walk unsteadily

    • Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small fishing boat.

    • Etymology 3

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • cobble (all senses)
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