jamb

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒæm/

The English word “jamb” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

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.
Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”).

verb

To fix or attach a jamb to.

Etymology

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.

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