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haltere
halting
halutz
halvah
halve
halves
halwa
halyard
Ham
ham (1)
ham (2)
ham (3)
ham-fisted
ham-handed
Hama
hamadryad
hamadryas baboon
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Ham
Ham [ ham ]


noun 
Definition:
 
second son of Noah: in the Bible, the second son of Noah, formerly considered to be the ancestor of the Hamite people (Genesis 10:1)
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