hames
Britishnoun
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
The curved pieces of wood in the harness of a draught-horse, called the hames, to which the traces are fastened, could be found in twisted growths, as could also portions of ox-yokes.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse
Formerly the leading traces in tandem drew direct from tugs on the wheeler’s hames, or less frequently from the stops on the shafts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
I wish your hames ye may never see; Ye’ve stown the bridle off my naig, And I can neither fight nor flee.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
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
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