the.com/door jamb
The silent partner that holds the door and your pinky toe's worst enemy.
means The vertical side post of a door frame that the door hinges to or latches against.
from 'Jamb' comes from the French 'jambe,' meaning 'leg' — the same word that gives us anatomical 'gams.' Door frames were pictured as having legs standing on either side, a sturdy pair holding the structure upright, and English borrowed the term in that architectural sense around the 14th century.
- not the door
- it is the vertical frame the door swings against
- growth chart spot
- generations of pencil marks live here, not on the door
- etymology
- jamb comes from French jambe, meaning leg
- structural job
- transfers the door's weight to the wall framing