gamb
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gamb
- /ɡamb/ UK
- /ɡæmb/ US
Rhymes with -æmb
Where it comes from
From Middle French gambe (variant of jambe) from Late Latin gamba (hoof, leg, shank). Doublet of jamb, gamba, and gam.
noun gambs · gambe
- The leg or shank, typically of an animal, especially of a lion, on a coat of arms, crest, etc. Vachell, Eng. a bull's gamb in pale, couped, argent. […] Vaughan of Littleton, Middlesex, a lion's gamb, or, holding a human heart, gules.
- A person's leg; gam. […] but Heavens above what a pair of gambs! Stems. What the vulgar call legs.
Talk about this word "gamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gamb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gamb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gamb "gamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gamb.Cite this
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title = {gamb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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