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Ham   /hæm/   Listen
noun
Ham  n.  Home. (North of Eng.)



Ham  n.  
1.
(Anat.) 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 hams."



Ham  n.  
1.
A person who performs in a showy or exaggerated style; used especially of actors. Also used attributively, as, a ham actor.
2.
The licensed operator of an amateur radio station.



verb
Ham  v. i.  (Theater) To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact.
ham it up to act in a showy fashion or to act so as to attract attention; to ham. (Colloq.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Ham" Quotes from Famous Books



... a young lady of Corsica, Who purchased a little brown saucy-cur; Which she fed upon ham, and hot raspberry jam, That expensive young ...
— Nonsense Books • Edward Lear

... Miss Street, this is Mr. Williams, who runs our store, Mr. Adams, of the office force——" and so on until each had very consciously greeted the newcomer. Scott, who sat at the end of the table, looked up and bowed, receiving a cool little response. He returned unconcerned to his ham and eggs. If the new arrival was going to be disagreeable, he would ...
— Across the Mesa • Jarvis Hall

... are delicately set; and, whilst they are frying, ladle a little of the fat over them. Take them up with a slice, drain them for a minute from their greasy moisture, trim them neatly, and serve on slices of fried bacon or ham; or the eggs may be placed in the middle of the dish, with the bacon put round ...
— The Book of Household Management • Mrs. Isabella Beeton

... out a terrible odour, and did not prevent the rooms from being so damp that clothes mildewed while they were being worn. There was no way of getting proper food either. They had to eat the most indigestible things. There were five sorts of meat certainly, but these were pig, pork, bacon, ham and pickled pork. This was all cooked in dripping, pork-dripping, of course, or in rancid oil. Still more than this, the natives refused, not only to serve the unfortunate travellers, but to sell them the actual necessaries ...
— George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings • Rene Doumic

... and broth; and this, served with salad and oil and bread, forms a meal which can hardly be surpassed in its power of making the most of every constituent offered. In Germany soups are a national dish also; but their extreme fondness for pork, especially raw ham and sausage, is the source of many diseases. Sweden, Norway, Russia,—all the far northern countries,—tend more and more to the oily diet of the Esquimaux, fish being a large part of it. There is no room for other illustrations; but, as you learn ...
— The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking - Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes • Helen Campbell


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