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Etymology

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From door +‎ jamb.

Noun

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doorjamb (plural doorjambs)

  1. Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 123:
      There was a ball-pein hammer on a ledge above the doorjamb and Kidd reached up softly and took it down.

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upright post on either side of the door