Hem, v. i. [√15. See Hem, interj.] To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking. “Hem, and stroke thy beard.” Shak.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.