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ham 1, noun (oh) and attenuate(1) (iou)


ham 1, noun (oh)



[Sense: 1; Origin: Old English hamm]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Perhaps from amateur]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: ham-fatter 'bad actor' (19-20 centuries), from the song 'The Ham-fat Man'.]
[U and C] the upper part of a pig's leg, or the meat from this that has been preserved with salt or smoke
-see also gammon gammon
ĦĦa ham sandwich
ĦĦa seven-pound ham
[C] someone who receives and sends Radio messages for fun rather than as their job
[C] informal an actor who performs with too much false emotion

attenuate(1) (iou)



attenuate adjective. LME.
[Latin attenuatus pa. pple, formed as ATTENUATE verb: see -ATE2.]
Slender, thin; emaciated; tapering to thinness. LME.
Thin in consistency; weakened, rarefied, refined. arch. LME.