Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "kayan dambe" shine kayan aiki ko kayan aikin da ake buƙata don shiga cikin wasan dambe. Wannan ya haɗa da abubuwa daban-daban kamar safar hannu, nannaɗen hannu, kariyar baki, kayan sakawa, jakunkuna, jakunkuna masu sauri, mitt ɗin mayar da hankali, takalman dambe, da sauran kayan kariya. An kera wadannan kayan aikin ne don kare hannayen dan dambe da kai, tare da ba su damar horar da su yadda ya kamata da kuma yin takara a wasan.