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Definitions for Jamb:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Jamb \Jamb\, v. t. See Jam, v. t. & i. [1913 Webster] Jambe Jamb

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Jamb \Jamb\, Jambe \Jambe\, Jambeau \Jambeau\, n. See Jambes. [PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Jamb \Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 2.0 :
jamb n : upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "jamb": Samson post, ankle, baluster, balustrade, banister, bayonet legs, bowlegs, calf, cnemis, doorjamb, doorpost, drumstick, foreleg, gamb, gambrel, gatepost, gigot, ham, hind leg, hitching post, hock, king post, knee, leg, limb, milepost, mullion, podite, popliteal space, post, scissor-legs, shank, shin, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stems, stile, stumps, tarsus, trotters, upright

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