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jamb - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'jamb' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Jamb [ n.]
- 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.
- Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
2 . Jamb [ v. t.]
- See Jam, v. t.