Heam

//ˈhiːm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Etymology

Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.

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