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 piece of wood bent like the letter U forms the hames; another piece like U with the prongs pulled wide apart serves as a singletree.

From Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions by Poe, Clarence Hamilton

Dan Gallaher held the hames of a set of harness in his hand as he spoke and critically examined the leather of the traces.

From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.

Also, with the collar in position, he was but a moment in adjusting the hames, making fast the bottom strap, and hooking the tugs securely.

From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus

The harness was a piece of ingenious patchwork, fitted with hames instead of collars.

From Through stained glass by Chamberlain, George Agnew