Jog, v. i. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot;
to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on,
sometimes with over.
Jog on, jog on, the footpath way.
Shak.
So hung his destiny, never to rot, While he might still jog on and
keep his trot.
Milton.
The good old ways our sires jogged safely over.
R. Browning.
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.
Jog"ger (?), n. One who jogs. Dryden.
Jog"ging (?), n. The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.
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.
Jog"gle, v. i. To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
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.
Jo`han*ne"an (j`hn*n"an), a. Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the
Apostle John or his writings. M. Stuart.
Jo*han"nes (j*hn"nz), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, Heb. Yhkhnn, Ykhnn, 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.
Jo*han"nis*ber`ger (?), n. [G.] A fine white wine produced on the
estate of Schloss (or Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine.
John (jn), 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 (Zeus
faber). 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.
John"a*dreams` (?), n. A dreamy, idle fellow. Shak.
John"ny (?), n.; pl. Johnnies (&?;). 1. A familiar diminutive of John.