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Pronunciation : Ham
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Home. [North of Eng.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ham
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme, OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to E. chamber. Cf. Gammon ham.]
Definition : 1. (Anat.)

Defn: The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.

2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak ham. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913