JAMBING

Verb

jambing

present participle of jamb

Source: Wiktionary


JAMB

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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