halysitidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. halysit ( es ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] Palæont.: A family of palæozoic tabulate Corals. -hăm, suff . [A. S. hám a house, a home, a village.] A common element in the names of English towns and villages, as Bucking ham, Durham , Nottingham, . [HAMLET.] *hăm, v . t . [HAM, S.] To cure and make into ham; to salt and cure or dry in smoke. 2118