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the unsung pillar holding your door together while doors get all the glory
means The vertical side post of a doorway or window frame, against which the door or sash is set.
from From Old French 'jambe' meaning 'leg' — the upright sides of the frame imagined as legs standing the doorway up. That French word traces back to Late Latin 'gamba,' 'leg' or 'hock,' the same root that gives us 'gambol' and 'gammon.' So the thing flanking your door is, etymologically, its leg.
- origin
- From French jambe, meaning leg
- toe enemy
- Doorjambs cause countless midnight foot collisions
- window too
- Windows have jambs, not just doors
- fire rating
- Jamb fit determines a fire door's seal
for instance
jamb exam — unified tertiary matriculation examination taken by nigerian secondary school students since 1978