jamb vs spar

jamb

verb
  • To fix or attach a jamb to. 

noun
  • Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”). 

  • Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace. 

  • Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein. 

spar

verb
  • To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do. 

  • To contest in words; to wrangle. 

  • To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars. 

  • To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat. 

noun
  • Any crystal with readily discernible faces. 

  • A rafter of a roof. 

  • A thick pole or piece of wood. 

  • A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil. 

  • A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting. 

  • Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft. 

  • Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff. 

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