gamb

noun

variants or gambe

ˈgam(b),

-aa(ə)m-

plural -s

: leg, shank

—used chiefly in heraldry

Word History

Etymology

French dialect (northern) gambe leg, from Old North French, from Late Latin gamba, camba hock (of a horse), leg

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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