GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Jamb , n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.]
   1913 Webster
   (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
   (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
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   Jamb , v. t. See Jam, v. t. & i.
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   Jamb, Jambe, Jambeau , n. See Jambes.
   PJC