JAMBEE

Etymology

Noun

jambee (plural jambees)

(obsolete) A light, fashionable walking-cane of the eighteenth century.

Source: Wiktionary


Jam*bee", n. Etym: [See Jamb, n.: cf. OF. jamboier to walk.]

Definition: A fashionable cane. [Obs.] Tatler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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