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English
Etymology 1
Noun
hames
- plural of hame
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly from the hame(s) (harness elements) put on a horse, which are difficult to put on right.
Noun
hames (plural hames)
- (Ireland, colloquial) A mess.
You've made a right hames of it, you eejit!
References
- ^ “hames”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ Terence Patrick Dolan, A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English (2006), page 119, "hames"
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
hames
- plural of ham
- plural of hame
Saisiyat
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ʀaməC (compare Amis lamit).
Noun
hames
- (botany) root