Usage examples for jamb
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In setting the gauge to the diameter of the shaft, the cap end C and jamb- nut H are screwed home, so as to obtain a correct measurement while all parts are locked secure. – Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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In the doorway, leaning against the jamb, he said, solemnly: " Look here, young feller, just mark my words, women are devils. – The Pines of Lory by John Ames Mitchell
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The woman bobbed her head in some uncertainty, then spoke in her own language to her husband who thrust himself into the doorway and leaned a heavy, flanneled shoulder against the jamb. – Every Man for Himself by Hopkins Moorhouse