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toggle

[ tog-uhl ]

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noun

a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
a toggle joint, or a device having one.
an ornamental, rod-shaped button for inserting into a large buttonhole, loop, or frog, used especially on sports clothes.
Theater.
1. Also called toggle rail. a wooden batten across the width of a flat, for strengthening the frame.
2. Also called toggle iron. a metal device for fastening a toggle rail to a frame.

, tog·gled, tog·gling.

to furnish with a toggle.
to bind or fasten with a toggle.
Informal. to turn, twist, or manipulate a toggle switch; dial or turn the switch of (an appliance):
He toggled the TV between the baseball game and the news.

toggle

/ ˈtɒɡəl /

a wooden peg or metal rod fixed crosswise through an eye at the end of a rope, chain, or cable, for fastening temporarily by insertion through an eye in another rope, chain, etc
a wooden or plastic bar-shaped button inserted through a loop for fastening
a pin inserted into a nautical knot to keep it secure
machinery a toggle joint or a device having such a joint

tr to supply or fasten with a toggle or toggles
computing intr,often foll bybetween to switch to a different option, view, application, etc

Origin of toggle¹

First recorded in 1760–70; perhaps variant of tackle

Origin of toggle¹

C18: of unknown origin

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Toggle: A pin placed through the bight or eye of a rope to secure it round a stay, mast, etc.

The lily-iron is, in principle, exactly what a whaleman would describe by the word “toggle.”

She had come in a toggle-cloak of green Irwadian fur, which was folded neatly at her side on the bed.

I fasten the trap to a toggle, but if only marten is expected, the trap may be fastened in almost any way, as they seldom escape.

Three registers of toggle switches are available on the Console.

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