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Pelham

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP108368). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. countable, uncountable

    "Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health."

  5. 5
    A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A town in Westchester County, New York, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A census-designated place in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A locality in Central Highlands council area and the Southern Midlands council area, central Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of bit used on the bridle of a horse, consisting of a mouthpiece, a shank, and two rings on each side.
  2. 2
    a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle wordnet

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Pēola + hām (“homestead”).

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