hame

[ heym ]

/ heɪm /

noun

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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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

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Origin of hame

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch

Words nearby hame

hamborn, hamburg, hamburger, hamburger's law, hamden, hame, hame tug, hameln, hamer, hamersley range, hames

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Example sentences from the Web for hames

Both Hames and Church took to Twitter to remonstrate with the media mogul, demanding an apology.
Rupert Murdoch’s Future Rests on News Corp. Shareholders Meeting|Peter Jukes|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Unless your hames fit your collar well, you are sure to have trouble with your harness, and your mule will work badly.
The Mule|Harvey Riley
See that your hames fit well, for they are a matter of great importance in a mule's drawing.
The Mule|Harvey Riley
James McNiece turned from the examination of a cart as he spoke and gave his attention to the hames.
Our Casualty And Other Stories|James Owen Hannay, AKA George A. Birmingham

Bell-teams were common; an iron or brass arch was fastened upon the hames, and collar and bells were suspended from it.
Stage-coach and Tavern Days|Alice Morse Earle
The adaptation of hames to collars is almost as important as the fitting of the collars to the animals.
Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord

British Dictionary definitions for hames (1 of 3)

hames

/ (heɪmz) /

noun

make a hames of Irish informal to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

Word Origin for hames

of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for hames (2 of 3)

hame¹

/ (heɪm) /

noun

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

Word Origin for hame

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

British Dictionary definitions for hames (3 of 3)

hame²

/ (hem) /

noun, adverb

a Scot word for home

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