[tog.gle] n [origin unknown] (ca. 1775) 1: a piece or device for holding or securing: as a: a pin inserted in a nautical knot to make it more secure or easier to slip b: a crosspiece attached to the end of or to a loop in something (as a chain, rope, line, strap, or belt) usu. to prevent slipping, to serve in twisting or tightening, or to hold something attached
2: a device consisting of two bars jointed together end to end but not in line so that when a force is applied to the joint tending to straighten it pressure will be exerted on the parts adjacent or fixed to the outer ends of the bars; also: a device with a joint using a toggle
[2]toggle vt tog.gled ; tog.gling (1836) 1: to fasten with or as if with a toggle
2: to furnish with a toggle