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jamb

1
or jambe

[ jam ]

noun

  1. Architecture, Building Trades.
    1. either of the vertical sides of a doorway, arch, window, or other opening.
    2. either of two stones, timbers, etc., forming the sidepieces for the frame of an opening.
  2. Armor. greave.


jamb

2

[ jam ]

verb (used with or without object)

Obsolete.
  1. an obsolete variant of jam 1.

jamb

/ æ /

noun

  1. a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining
  2. a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jamb1

1350–1400; Middle English jambe < Middle French: leg, jamb < Late Latin gamba, variant of camba pastern, leg < Greek 첹ḗ bend of a limb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jamb1

C14: from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek 첹ŧ joint
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The 10-year-old stood outside the only home he’d ever known — a home he could traverse in total darkness, whose every floorboard and door jamb he knew like the back of his hand.

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“With stone jambs and dams, we often will play with the thickness and other dimensions, so that it adds depth and volume to the bathroom space.”

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When the finished trim and door weather stripping is added on the side wall jambs, you lose about 2 1/4 inches in width.

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There’s also an additional cost if you want your vehicle’s inside door jambs wrapped.

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Gooch, a 37-year-old resident of Leavenworth, Kansas, about 25 miles northwest of Union Station, related his experiences in an Associated Press interview outside his apartment, his crutches leaning against the door jamb behind him.

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