To fasten harness together with bits of rope, &c. in a make-shift way. Hence the noun.
1854.
| I remember with pleasure my grand-father’s goggles, | |
| Which rode so majestic astraddle his nose; | |
| And the harness, oft mended with tow-string and ‘toggles,’ | |
| That belonged to old DOLLY, now free from her woes. | |
Knick. Mag., xliv. 205 (Aug.). |
