hame

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces

Etymology

From Middle English hame, home, from Old English hama, homa (“a cover, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“clothes, skirt”). Cognate with Old Norse hamr and its descendants, such as Danish ham (“skin, bladder, figure”), Danish hams (“shell, sleeve”).

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