hams

See also: Häms

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

hams

  1. plural of ham
  2. (exercise, slang) The hamstring muscles; the biceps femoris
    • 2010, Adam Garett, “Fried Hams”, in Reps!, 17:23:
      Powerful hip extension is essential if you hope to squat heavier, jump higher or run faster, making it essential to train the hams using focused hip-extension exercises (like the romanian deadlift).

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

hams c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ham

Icelandic

Noun

hams m

  1. (rare) skin
  2. (rare, except in phrases) mood
    1. að vera heitt í hamstri
      to be angry about something
  3. brown bits left over after animal fat has been melted
    1. hamsatólg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hams.

Noun

hams m (definite singular hamsen, indefinite plural hamsar, definite plural hamsane)

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References

  • “hams” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “hams”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “hams” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

hams m (genitive hams)

  1. snakeskin
  2. husk

Declension

  • Icelandic: hams
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hams
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hams

References

  • hams”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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