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gamb definition

gamb or gambe (gamb)

noun

an animal's leg or shank, esp. on a coat of arms

Etymology: dial. Fr gambe (Fr jambe) < ML gamba, a leg (in LL, a hoof) < Gr kampē, a turn, bend: see campus

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