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Quotation dates: 1711
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†FOREJAMM, n. A wing of a building projecting to the front.Ags. 1711 Montrose T.C. Rec. (25 Apr.):
Baillie Coutts is intended to build a forejamm to his house. . . . Twelve feet out from the foreside wall of his house.
