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Carpal Tunnel
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Ham still refers to the thigh (meat) of any quadruped, according to OED. But "especially" pork. I believe on the right bank our English-speaking friends are more likely to use gammon than ham. Cannot remember Ozzies using the term gammon instead of ham, but suspect they do.
Yes, I use the term hamstrung to mean crippled. As in: "That manager really hamstrung us on this one."
I was fascinated to see that my OED does not include an overly emotive actor or actress in the definition of ham.
TEd
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02/09/04 03:46 AM
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the 19- and 1640s
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