HAULM

haulm, halm

(noun) stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

haulm (countable and uncountable, plural haulms)

(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching.

(countable) An individual plant stem.

(countable) Part of a harness; a hame.

Synonyms

• (stems of plants, used as animal litter or for thatching): straw, thatch

Anagrams

• Lahmu, Laḫmu

Source: Wiktionary


Haulm (, n. Etym: [OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. halmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. Excel, Culminate, Culm, Shawm, Calamus.]

Definition: The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.

Haulm, n.

Definition: A part of a harness; a hame.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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