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Webster 1913 Edition

Heam

Heam

(hēm)
,
Noun.
[Cf. AS. cild
hamma
womb, OD.
hamme
afterbirth, LG.
hamen
.]
The afterbirth or secundines of a beast.

Webster 1828 Edition

Heam

HEAM

,
Noun.
In beasts, the same as afterbirth in women.

Definition 2024

heam

heam

English

Noun

heam ‎(plural heams)

  1. The afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Etymology

Dialectal form of hame ‎(“membrane”). Compare Old English cildhamma ‎(“womb”), Low German hamen ‎(“afterbirth”), Old Dutch hamme ‎(“afterbirth”). More at hame.

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