Lexicographical Neighbors of Jambed
Literary usage of Jambed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ulster Journal of Archaeology (1896)
"The first passage is entered by a jambed door 2 feet 7 inches high and I foot 7
inches I ?r**~ ... jambed ..."
2. Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers by Institution of Civil Engineers (London) (1848)
"Cavities were now discovered behind the cylinders, which were forced out of the
perpendicular by the unequal pressure, and became completely jambed. ..."
3. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1839)
"Cavities were now discovered behind the cylinders, which were forced out of the
perpendicular by the unequal pressure, and became completed jambed. ..."
4. Annual Report by Maine Board of Railroad Commissioners (1879)
"December 30, 1879, Portland, JR Wright, checker, jambed between cask and iron,
bruised about thigh. January 15, 1880, Portland, JH Salmond, brakeman, ..."
5. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts by Benjamin Waterhouse (1911)
"... being awkward and careless withal, he suffered himself to be jambed between
the end of the capstan-bar and the side of the ship, which hurt him badly. ..."
6. Cycling by William Coutts Keppel Albemarle, George Lacy Hillier (1887)
"1- is the chain pulley, one being placed at cither end of the crank-shaft, and
capable of freely revolving thereon, except when jambed by the shallow ..."
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