joggle

A joggle (engineering)
being created in sheet metal

Verb

  • 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.
  • To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.

Noun

  • A step formed in material by two adjacent reverse bends.
  • A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of building material to prevent slipping.

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