False Etymologies
In spite of—or perhaps because of—its relatively straightforward origin, many interesting and colorful folk etymologies about the supposed origin of "ham" have been developed over the years. Below are some of the competing later explanations that are often charming, but also false.
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“In a false quarrel there is no true valor.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)