hames

/ heɪmz /

noun

1. make a hames of informal.
   to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of hames¹

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Sometimes, mounted on the sawhorse in the harness-room, with collars and hames and tugs hung all about him, Jody rode out beyond the room.

From Literature

But beyond these official channels, what’s social media’s potential impact on the hames?

From Time

A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; Ð called in the United States a checkrein.

From Project Gutenberg

The borough has foundries and machine shops of considerable importance, and manufactures silk, overalls, beer and hames.

From Project Gutenberg

The reins were done up on each horse’s hames, allowing them to spread apart with ease, a check-rein from the bit over the hames to keep them where they belonged.

From Project Gutenberg