(n.) 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.
(n.) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.
(v. t.) See Jam, v. t.
Example Sentences:
(1) The knowledgeable staff will happily explain the merits of elusive Belgian beers with quirky names such as Jambe de Bois and Mad Helen.
(2) One of the differences between David Cameron and [his] predecessors – Margaret Thatcher, others whom you have had to prise out of Downing Street, their fingernails have been there in the door jamb – David Cameron is not interested in the office for what it can give him.
(3) One of the differences between David Cameron and [his] predecessors – Margaret Thatchers, others whom you have had to prise out of Downing Street, their fingernails have been there in the door jamb – David Cameron is not interested in the office for what it can give him.
(4) When I tried to text somebody yesterday about HMV, the spellchecker replaced "HMV" with "Jamb".