An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

A. S. hamod, tectus, q. well covered with grains.

To HAMP, v. n. To stutter, S. A.

Hamp, s. The act of stuttering, ibid.

To HAMPER, v. a. To confine by giving little room, S.
Douglas.

Sw. hamp-as, rei difficili intricatus laborare.

To HAMPHIS, v. a. To surround, S. B.
Ross.

To HAM-SCHAKEL, HABSHAIKEL, HOBSHAKLE, v. a. To fasten the head of a horse or cow to one of its fore-legs.
Gl. Sibb.

HAMSCHOCH, s. A sprain or contusion in the leg, Fife.

A. S. ham, the hip, and shach, v. to distort.

To HAMSH, v. n. To eat voraciously with noise, Ang.
V. [Hansh].