doorjamb
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doorjamb
Where it comes from
From door + jamb.
noun doorjambs
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Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.
Similar: doorpost
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Talk about this word "doorjamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doorjamb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. doorjamb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doorjamb "doorjamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doorjamb.
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@misc{doorjamb_2026,
title = {doorjamb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doorjamb},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
