jamb
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jamb
- /d͡ʒæm/
Sounds like jam · Rhymes with -æm
Where it comes from
From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.
noun jambs · jambe · jaum
- 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.
- Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
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Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).
Wyntoun, in his Chronicle, mentions an encounter betwixt Lindsay and a Highlander, whom he had pierced with his lance, but who, while on the ground, cut at him with his twohanded sword, and, striking through his steel jambs […]
Similar: jambeau
verb jambs · jambing · jambed · jaum
- To fix or attach a jamb to.
Translations
Talk about this word "jamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jamb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jamb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jamb "jamb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jamb.Cite this
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title = {jamb},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jamb},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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