hame

H0035000 (hām)n. One of two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness, usually padded, that form a collar around the neck of a draft animal and to which the traces are attached.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch; see tkei- in Indo-European roots.]

hame

(heɪm) n (Agriculture) either of the two curved bars holding the traces of the harness, attached to the collar of a draught animal[C14: from Middle Dutch hame; related to Middle High German hame fishing rod]

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(hem) n, adv a Scot word for home

hame

(heɪm)

n. either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened. [1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch]

Hame

One of two pieces of curved tubular steel or iron-bound wood that fitted around a harness collar and to which a trace was attached. Sometimes, for decoration, the top of the hame terminated in a flattened brass ball about two inches in diameter.

Thesaurus

Noun

hame - stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the tracescollar - a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify itsaddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse

Translations

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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

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