hamon

Noun

 * 1) A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) ham

Etymology
From, from , an augmentative of.

Noun

 * 1) ham; meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) ham

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) ham

Noun

 * 1) challenge
 * 2) defiance; resistance
 * 1) defiance; resistance

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) ham