hame

American  

[heym] / heɪm /

noun

1. either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.

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hame ¹ British  

/ heɪm /

noun

1. either of the two curved bars holding the traces of the harness, attached to the collar of a draught animal

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hame ² British  

/ hem /

noun

1. a Scot word for home

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Etymology

Origin of hame

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch

Example Sentences

Tottenham last played outside the English top flight in the 1977/78 season and Tudor's first hame in charge ended in a 4-1 derby defeat to north London rivals and league leaders Arsenal on Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

I'll away hame and hae a bannock and a saut herring to my denner by way o' auld style.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2013

And whenever Hersey needs an idea and can't find one�it happens all the time�he uses a big word instead: cangue, coffle, fulvous, hame, jingal, liripipe, m�tayer, panyar, purlin, psora, shroff, sycee.*

From Time Magazine Archive

They signaled their coming with the high, sweet jangle of hame bells.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

On pegs were also pieces of harness, a split collar with the horsehair stuffing sticking out, a broken hame, and a trace chain with its leather covering split.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck