Yambing

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  • jamb: a side post or surface of a doorway, window, or fireplace
  • jambe (French): leg
  • iambic: related to an iamb, a metrical foot consisting of a short followed by a long (stressed) syllable
    • Most of Shakespeare's plays were written in lines of five iambic feet, thus iambic pentameter (compare with pantometer)