HAMITE
Ham"ite, n.
Defn: A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
HAMITIC
Ham*it"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to Ham or his descendants. Hamitic languages, the group of languages spoken mainly in the Sahara, Egypt, Galla, and Somâli Land, and supposed to be allied to the Semitic. Keith Johnson.
HAMLET Ham"let, n. Etym: [OWE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. sq. root220. See Home.]
Defn: A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. Dryden.
Syn.
— Village; neighborhood. See Village.
HAMLETED
Ham"let*ed, p. a.
Defn: Confined to a hamlet. Feltham.
HAMMER
Ham"mer, n. Etym: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G.
& Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to
Gr. a stone.]