Obs. exc. dial. Forms: 5 bargham, barwam, berhom; also in mod. dial., barfhame (Durh.), barfan (Yorksh.), bariham, barkham (Lanc.), baurghwan (north, Grose), brauchin (Cumberld.), brecham (Scotch), barkum (Craven). [? f. OE. beorʓ-an to protect + HAME, q.v.] The collar of a working horse.
c. 1475. in Wülcker, Voc., /811. Epicia, berhom.
1483. Cath. Angl., Bargham, Barwam, epiphium.
1824. Craven Dial., i. 6. They welted cart ower … an brack th’ barkum.
