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hames

British  
/ heɪmz /

noun

  1. informal to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hames

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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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

He made the hames from oak timber and made the metal accessories.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration

Hurriedly, she unhitched Ben and Betty, hung their bridles on the hames, and turned the team loose to graze.

From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor

From the bottom of these hames ran a broad strap of leather.

From Triple Spies by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

"This is my horse, and I've a word to say about buckling those hames."

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)