Meaning of JAMB
| Pronunciation: | | jam
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| | Definition: | | [n] upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame |
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| | See Also: | | doorjamb, doorpost, upright, vertical, window frame | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de
force a principal rafter. See {Gambol}.]
1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or
fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical
surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier,
as distinguished from its face. --Gwilt.
2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from
following the lode or vein.
\Jamb\, v. t.
See {Jam}, v. t.
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| | Related Terms: | | ankle, baluster, balustrade, banister, bayonet legs, bowlegs, calf, cnemis, doorjamb, doorpost, drumstick, foreleg, gamb, gambrel, gatepost, gigot, ham, hind leg, hitching post, hock, king post, knee, leg, limb, milepost, mullion, podite, popliteal space, post, Samson post, scissor-legs, shank, shin, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stems, stile, stumps, tarsus, trotters, upright |
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