Haulm

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haulm \Haulm\ (h[add]m), n. [OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D.,
     G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. h[=a]lmr, L. calamus reed, cane,
     stalk, Gr. kalamo`s. Cf. {Excel}, {Culminate}, {Culm},
     {Shawm}, {Calamus}.]
     The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and
     the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haulm \Haulm\, n.
     A part of a harness; a hame.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  haulm
       n : stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses
           collectively as used for thatching and bedding [syn: {halm}]