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tog′l, n. ( naut. ) a short bar of wood, tapering from the middle towards each end, placed in an eye at the end of a rope, to keep the end from pa ing through a loop or knot: an appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.— v.t. to fix like a toggle-iron: to fix fast.— ns. Togg′le-ī′ron , a whaler's harpoon with movable blade instead of barbs; Togg′le-joint , an elbow or knee joint. [Conn. with tug and tow .]