English Explanatory Dictionary

haulm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
  2. An individual plant stem.
  3. Part of a harness; a hame.

Pronunciation

/hɒm/ /hɔːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haulm.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-haulm2.wav

Word forms

haulm haulms halm hame hawm

Etymology

From Middle English halm, from Old English healm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Cognate with Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos) and Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, culm, helm (Etymology 4, stalk), and qalam.

Synonyms

helm straw thatch

Derived words

dehaulm haulmy
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