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Woggle vs Joggle - What's the difference?

woggle | joggle |

As nouns the difference between woggle and joggle

is that woggle is boy Scout’s neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather while joggle is a step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.

As verbs the difference between woggle and joggle

is that woggle is an alternative spelling of lang=en while joggle is to shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.

woggle

English

Etymology 1

1923, coined in Australia by Bill Shankley, from earlier American boondoggle.Jeffrey, Ray, The History of Scouting in Tasmania 1909–1985,'' page 81. Published by The Scout Association of Australia, Tasmanian Branch. ISBN 0-949180-08-4 Popularized from 1929 by use in ''Scouting for Boys, 14th edition, by Baden-Powell.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Boy Scout’s neckerchief clasp or slide, originally a loop or ring of leather.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (woggl)
  • (archaic, dialect)

    • See also

    * (l)

    References

    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.