gamb
/ɡamb/Heraldry
noun
The leg of an animal (especially a lion) as represented on a coat of arms.
- In technical use sometimes used specifically to denote the lower part of the leg, extending as far as the second joint..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Guillim's Display of Heraldrie. From Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French gambe, variant of jambe leg.
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