Definition of HAME

hame

Plural: hames

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
  • shroud, a covering, skin, membrane.
  • Part of the harness that fits round the neck of a draught horse that the reins pass through.
  • Scottish and Northern English form of home
  • Alternative form of haulm.
  • pl. -S a part of a horse collar

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 9

hame: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hame: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hame: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

hame is a valid Words With Friends word