About The Word Jamb
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Jamb
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What's The Definition Of Jamb?
[n] upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Synonyms | Synonyms for Jamb: Related Terms | Find terms related to Jamb: 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 See Also | doorjamb | doorpost | upright | vertical | window frame Jamb In Webster's Dictionary \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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