HAM, a Saxon word, used to signify a place of dwelling, a village or town; and hence the termination of some of our towns, Nottingham, Buckingham, and the like. A home, close, or little narrow meadow, is also denominated a ham.
HAM is likewise part of the leg of an animal, being the inner or hind part of the knee, or the ply or angle in which the leg and thigh, when bent, incline to each other.