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hame

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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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Origin of hame

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch
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Examples from the Web for hame

Historical Examples

  • He wantit her hame; and he's no are to dee onything ill, or at the wrang moment!

    Salted With Fire

    George MacDonald

  • That once I shore split his pants for him with a hame strop.

  • "They's a hame strap busted and Bill's loosin' all his furniture," explained the boy.

    Mixed Faces

    Roy Norton

  • Anybody that can work hard enough to bust a hame strap has my approval.

    Mixed Faces

    Roy Norton

  • Ye mind 'at she keepit him at hame frae the kirk on Sabbath, because he had a cauld?

    A Window in Thrums

    J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for hame

hame1

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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Word Origin

C14: from Middle Dutch hame; related to Middle High German hame fishing rod

hame2

noun, adverb
  1. a Scot word for home
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