pelham

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pelham^¹

noun pelhams

A type of bit used on the bridle of a horse, consisting of a mouthpiece, a shank, and two rings on each side.

Pelham^²

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From the Old English personal name *Pēola + hām (“homestead”).

proper noun Pelhams

countable, uncountable A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP108368).
countable, uncountable A town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
countable, uncountable A city in Shelby County, Alabama.
countable, uncountable A city in Mitchell County, Georgia.
countable, uncountable A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.
countable, uncountable A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in Westchester County, New York.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Grundy County, Tennessee.
countable, uncountable A rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland.
countable, uncountable A locality in Central Highlands council area and the Southern Midlands council area, central Tasmania.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{pelham_2026,
  title = {pelham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}