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Webster 1913 Edition


Hame

Hame

(hām)
,
Noun.
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[Scot. & O. Eng.]

Hame

,
Noun.
[Scot.
haims
,
hammys
,
hems
, OE.
ham
; cf. D.
haam
.]
One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse’s neck attached to them.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hame

HAME

,
Noun.
plu.
hames. A kind or collar for a draught horse, consisting of two bending pieces of wood or bows, and these placed on curving pads or stuffed leather, made to conform to the shape of the neck.