Dictionary:

hame

  (hām)

One of the two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness that fits around the neck of a draft animal and to which the traces are attached.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces

The word Hame or Hames may refer to:

• A pair of curved metal pieces lying on the horse collar of a harness to which the traces are attached.
• The fictional planet in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series and Empire Series of science-fiction novels, see Trantor.

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