haulm

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Etymology

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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 calame, calamus, culm, helm (Etymology 4), and shawm.

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Noun

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haulm (countable and uncountable, plural haulms)

  1. (uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
    Synonyms: helm, straw, thatch
  2. (countable) An individual plant stem.
  3. (countable) Part of a harness; a hame.

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