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Jog
(Jog), n.

1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.

To give them by turns an invisible jog.
Swift.

2. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane. Glanvill.

Jog trot, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. T. Hook.

Jogger
(Jog"ger) n. One who jogs. Dryden.

Jogging
(Jog"ging) n. The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.

Joggle
(Jog"gle) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joggled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Joggling ] [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. (Arch.) 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.
Gwilt.

Joggle
(Jog"gle), v. i. To shake or totter; to slip out of place.

Joggle
(Jog"gle), n. [Arch.] 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.

Joggle joint (Arch.), a joint in any kind of building material, where the joining surfaces are made with joggles.

Johannean
(Jo`han*ne"an) a. Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his writings. M. Stuart.

Johannes
(Jo*han"nes) n. [NL., fr. Gr. Heb. Yehokhanan, Yokhanan, i. e., one whom Jehovah has blessed; hence F. Jean, E. John.] (Numis.) A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named from the figure of King John which it bears; — often contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.

Johannisberger
(Jo*han"nis*ber`ger) n. [G.] A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine.

John
(John) n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man.

John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john. — John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. — John Bullism, English character. W. Irving. — John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. Mozley & W. — John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zoöl.) An oval, compressed, European food fish Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish.

Johnadreams
(John"a*dreams`) n. A dreamy, idle fellow. Shak.

Johnny
(John"ny) n.; pl. Johnnies

1. A familiar diminutive of John.