Definition of Jamb

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Definition of Jamb

Jamb

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.

See Jam, v. t.

Related Definitions:

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Jamb Translations

jamb in German is Pfosten
jamb in Spanish is jamba
jamb in Swedish is karm

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