hames

British  

/ heɪmz /

noun

1. informal to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude

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Etymology

Origin of hames

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 "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

Hurriedly, she unhitched Ben and Betty, hung their bridles on the hames, and turned the team loose to graze.

From The Plow-Woman by Gates, Eleanor

A clumsy leather contrivance lay on the hames of the mule.

From Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures by McElroy, John

Simple wooden hames, cut to fit the shoulders of the deer and tied together with a leather thong, took the place of both collar and hames of other harnesses.

From Triple Spies by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

James McNiece turned from the examination of a cart as he spoke and gave his attention to the hames.

From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.