West Ham

[ ham ]

noun

1. a former borough, now part of Newham, in SE England, near London.

Example Sentences

After wins against top four challengers Liverpool and Aston Villa in Matchweeks 24 and 25, Leicester had found itself in third place, 4 points above West Ham and 6 points above Chelsea.

From FiveThirtyEight

Has looked at Member for West Ham, measured him, weighed him, and set him aside.

From Project Gutenberg

He hoped to succeed to the rectory of West Ham, but being disappointed he now came to London, and launched out into extravagance.

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The Vicar of West-Ham also held one acre of meadow, assigned to him for his tythe for the whole meadow; and 13s.

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His first preferment was the lectureship of West-Ham and Bow.

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The licensee of a West Ham public-house has just purchased a parrot which is trained to imitate the bagpipes.

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