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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jamb \Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See {Gambol}.] 1. (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. 2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jamb \Jamb\, v. t. See {Jam}, v. t. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jamb n : a vertical side member of a door or window frame
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