jambee

noun

jam·​bee

ˈjamˌbē

plural -s

archaic

: a walking stick made from East Indian rattans (genus Calamus) and popular in the reign of Queen Anne

Word History

Etymology

from Jambi (Djambi), district and town, Sumatra, Indonesia

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