"heam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhiːm/ Forms: heams [plural]
Etymology: Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame. Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|ċildhama|t=womb}} Old English ċildhama (“womb”), {{cog|nds|hamen||afterbirth}} Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), {{cog|dum|hame|t=covering, sheath}} Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} heam (plural heams)
  1. The afterbirth or secundus of an animal.
    Sense id: en-heam-en-noun-acWvRvRJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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