Hăm, n.

n. [A-S. & D. ham, N. H. Ger. hamme, O. H. Ger. hamma, from O. H. Ger. ham, crooked, bent, Celt. cam.]

1. The inner or hind part of the knee; the inner angle of the joint which unites the thigh and the leg of an animal.
2. The thigh of any animal; as, a man's ham, a beef, mutton, or venison ham; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking.