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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the Bible, a son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

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  • proper noun biblical A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

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Examples

  • I was looking through the lunchmeat ham at the store the other day have looked closely since I read a *Mouseprint months back about Ham and Water Product and noticed that nothing had anything less than the same 10% disclaimer.

    Mouse Print»Blog Archive » Where’s the Beef Pork? 2008

  • Leftover ham is something that's pretty easy to use when it's winter and Ham and Bean Soup sounds like a great idea -- but if you're cooking ham for Easter and warmer weather has arrived, you may need to get a bit more creative.

    BlogHer - Life Well Said Kalyn Denny 2010

  • Darvin Ham is a native of Saginaw, Michigan, where his mother is the mayor. ...

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Ham is a tireless promoter of the belief that the ancient writers of Genesis made scientifically accurate statements about the universe.

    Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Christianity and Extraterrestrial Life: Are the Gliesans Going to Hell? Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010

  • I was researching country ham for an exhibit, with the goal of spreading my belief that American Country Ham is a national culinary treasure that can be appreciated in a very modern way by eating it uncooked and sliced thin on a meat slicer - the same way we enjoy prosciutto.

    Country Ham: An American Culinary Treasure cookingissues.com 2010

  • Townhall's Mary Katharine Ham is heading to the Daily Caller, where she will produce video shorts.

    HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 8TH, 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • I was researching country ham for an exhibit, with the goal of spreading my belief that American Country Ham is a national culinary treasure that can be appreciated in a very modern way by eating it uncooked and sliced thin on a meat slicer - the same way we enjoy prosciutto.

    Country Ham: An American Culinary Treasure cookingissues.com 2010

  • Ham is a tireless promoter of the belief that the ancient writers of Genesis made scientifically accurate statements about the universe.

    Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Christianity and Extraterrestrial Life: Are the Gliesans Going to Hell? Ph.D Karl Giberson 2010

  • The prediction comes with a touch of disarmingly frank self-centeredness: Ham is in his mid-seventies.

    The God of Small Things 2007

  • At issue in Ham was whether the actions of a police officer responding to an emergency call were reckless.

    Fourth Department 2007

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  • Mysteriously, the Bible neglected to mention the Green Eggs.

    January 25, 2013