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

Ahead the many silvery bells, hung on steel bows over the hames of each of Jo's white beauties, jingled merrily as the wagon rolled on into the illimitable desert.

From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston

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

From Through stained glass by Chamberlain, George Agnew

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

“Ah, I’ll show you!” said Tom, taking the collar with its hames and traces attached, and going up toward the donkey, while Dick stood back, laughing.

From Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp by Fenn, George Manville