jamb
pronunciation
How to pronounce jamb in British English:
UK [dʒæm]
How to pronounce jamb in American English:
US [dʒæm]
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- Noun:
- upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
Word Origin
- jamb
- jamb: see gammon
- jamb (n.)
- side-piece of a door, window, etc., early 14c., from Old French jambe "pier, side post of a door," originally "a leg, shank" (12c.), from Late Latin gamba "leg, (horse's) hock" (see gambol).
Example
- 1. At night , jamb hung about at the harbor .
- 2. However , samuel johnson 's jamb won the day .
- 3. Part for jamb and sill installation .
- 4. Many men including jamb volunteered to help .
- 5. Mirror etching stainless steel finish with wide ( 250mm ) jamb and transom panel of mirror st. st.