hame

(hām)

noun

either of the two rigid pieces along the sides of a horse's collar, to which the traces are attached

Origin: ME < MDu, horse collar, akin to ON hamr < IE base *em-, to cover > heaven

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noun

One of the two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness that fits around the neck of a draft animal and to which the traces are attached.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Middle Dutch; see tkei- in Indo-European roots

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