Pronunciation : Jamb
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.]
Definition : 1. (Arch)
Defn: 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.
2. (Mining)
Defn: Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Jamb
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: See Jam, v. t.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913