[Sca-cooks] HAM::::was:::;;;SPIROL CUT HAM

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Ok!  Thanks Phlip & now I've even learned something: the expression "sitting
on one;s hams."
Phillipa

> Actually, the "hams" on an animal refer to the section
> from the hip to the knee. Sometimes, by extention, it
> will refer to the buttocks in humans, for example in
> some literature, a character will be described
> as,"sitting back on his hams". It's one of those words
> which has gone from a more generalized usage to a more
> specific usage, much like "venison" used to mean any
> wild meat, and now specificly refers to deer meat.
>