hames

British  

/ heɪmz /

noun

1. informal to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

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Etymology

Origin of hames

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Sometimes, mounted on the sawhorse in the harness-room, with collars and hames and tugs hung all about him, Jody rode out beyond the room.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; Ð called in the United States a checkrein.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

If they used these horses for work, there ought to be collar and hames rubs on their necks.

From Eight Keys to Eden by Clifton, Mark

A clumsy leather contrivance lay on the hames of the mule.

From Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures by McElroy, John

Six dirt boards and pair of wood hames.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur