Hames (noun)
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Two curved pieces of iron or wood forming or attached to the collar of a draught horse, to which the traces are attached.
Middle English from Middle Dutch.
Example sentences
“The hames chains went from the collar to the shafts of the cart.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
