Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HAME, n. [plur. Hames. G. kummet; Russ. chomut, a collar; but it seems to be the Scot. haims. In Sw. hämma is to stop or restrain.]

A kind of collar for a draught horse, consisting of two bending pieces of wood or bows, and these placed on curving pads or stuffed leather, made to conform to the shape of the neck.