SC - Ham

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/22/99 8:10:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< since
 ham is always pork  >>

Not true. 

Ham (noun) [Hebrew] : a son of Noah held to be the progenitor of the 
Egyptians, Nubians, and Canaanites

ham [1] (noun) [Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm; akin to Old High 
German hamma ham, Greek kneme shinbone, Old Irish cnaim bone] First appeared 
before 12th Century

 1 a : the hollow of the knee

   b : a buttock with its associated thigh -- usu. used in pl.

 2 : a cut of meat consisting of a thigh; especially : one from a hog

 3 [short for hamfatter, from "The Ham-fat Man," minstrel song] a : a showy 
performer; especially : an actor performing in an exaggerated theatrical style

   b : a licensed operator of an amateur radio station

 4 : a cushion used esp. by tailors for pressing curved areas of garments

As you can see, according to Merriam-Webster, a ham is many things and it's 
use as a term for a type of thigh meat is not restricted to pork but is used 
in particular to refer to that meat.

Ras
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