"hams" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hams.ogg
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  1. plural of ham Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ham
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  2. (exercise, slang) The hamstring muscles; the biceps femoris Tags: slang Categories (topical): Exercise
    Sense id: en-hams-en-noun-ZwdGDCR9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 12 1 27 0 12 22 22 0 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 1 24 1 5 21 21 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 1 27 1 3 23 23 0 1 2 Topics: exercise, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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