n. 1. One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that together form the sides of an opening, as for a door, window, or fireplace. 2. A projecting mass or columnar part. [Middle English jambe, from Old French, leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba, horse's hock, leg; see GAMBOL.] |
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