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JAMB
jamb
(noun) upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jamb (plural jambs)
(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
(mining) Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
Hypernyms
• frame
Hyponyms
• (architecture): doorjamb, doorpost
Coordinate terms
• lintel
• sill
Verb
jamb (third-person singular simple present jambs, present participle jambing, simple past and past participle jambed)
(transitive) To fix or attach a jamb to.
Source: Wiktionary
Jamb, n. Etym: [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.]
1. (Arch)
Definition: 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)
Definition: Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
Jamb, v. t.
Definition: See Jam, v. t.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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