doorjamb en · NOUN
Etymology
From door + jamb.
Meanings
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Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 123:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doorjambs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (31)
hu ajtófélfa (upright post on either side of the door) · sga airsa (upright post on either side of the door) · sv dörrpost (upright post on either side of the door) · fr jambage (upright post on either side of the door) · pt batente (upright post on either side of the door) · fi ovenpieli (upright post on either side of the door) · grc φλιά (upright post on either side of the door) · la postis (upright post on either side of the door) · mi tokotoko (upright post on either side of the door) · egy b-n:S-xt (upright post on either side of the door) · ga ursain (upright post on either side of the door) · es dintel (upright post on either side of the door) · gl macheta (upright post on either side of the door) · pdt Däarenjerecht (upright post on either side of the door) · grc σταθμός (upright post on either side of the door) · sv dörrkarm (upright post on either side of the door) · pt umbral (upright post on either side of the door) · cs zárubeň (upright post on either side of the door) · he מְזוּזָה (upright post on either side of the door) · mi whakawai (upright post on either side of the door) · pl futryna (upright post on either side of the door) · ru косяк (upright post on either side of the door) · fr piédroit (upright post on either side of the door) · cs veřej (upright post on either side of the door) · nl deurpost (upright post on either side of the door) · de Türpfosten (upright post on either side of the door) · mi tuturu (upright post on either side of the door) · gl marco (upright post on either side of the door) · mn хаалганы хүрээ (upright post on either side of the door) · sh štok (upright post on either side of the door) · sh dovratak (upright post on either side of the door)