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halm

[hawm]
noun
  1. haulm.
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haulm

or halm

[hawm]
noun
  1. stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.
  2. a single stem or stalk.
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Origin of haulm

before 900; Middle English halm, Old English healm; cognate with Dutch, German halm, Old Norse halmr; akin to Latin culmus stalk, Greek kálamos reed
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Historical Examples

  • Nevertheless, Halm presented a claim for 40 florins to Artaria for the work, and was paid.

    The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)

    Alexander Wheelock Thayer

  • A halm of wheat, brought hither God knows whence, was playing the lonely dandy.

British Dictionary definitions for halm

halm

noun
  1. a variant spelling of haulm
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haulm

halm

noun
  1. the stems or stalks of beans, peas, potatoes, grasses, etc, collectively, as used for thatching, bedding, etc
  2. a single stem of such a plant
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Word Origin

Old English healm; related to Old Norse halmr, Old High German halm stem, straw, Latin culmus stalk, Greek kalamos reed, Old Slavonic slama straw
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