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Synonyms for ham

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ham
Phonetic Transcription : hæm

Définition of ham

Origin :
  • "meat of a hog's hind leg used for food," 1630s, from Old English hamm "hollow or bend of the knee," from Proto-Germanic *hamma- (cf. Old Norse höm, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch hamme, Old High German hamma), from PIE *konemo- "shin bone" (cf. Greek kneme "calf of the leg," Old Irish cnaim "bone"). Ham-fisted (1928) was originally in reference to pilots who were heavy on the controls, as was ham-handed (by 1918). With hammen ifalden "with folded hams" was a Middle English way of saying "kneeling."
  • noun one who overacts
Example sentences :
  • Did you notice you could read every letter in the label on that ham?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I take it fried, about an inch thick, with plenty of ham fat.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • Let me get some of this ham into my face, and then I'll talk.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Fig. 23 shows a ham from which the rind has not been removed.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • They make 'em out o' brick-clay and ham fat up in them mountains.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • When done, take off the ham, and lay it round the veal in a dish.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Serve them up in the dish with the veal, laying the slices of ham upon them.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • You may substitute for the ham, cold smoked tongue, shred or grated.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Place a layer of them in a stew-pan; then put in the duck and cover it with ham.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • You may add also some bits of ham, or some force-meat balls.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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