haulm

3 definitions found

haulm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

  Haulm \Haulm\, n.
     A part of a harness; a hame.
     [1913 Webster]

haulm - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  haulm
      n 1: stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses
           collectively as used for thatching and bedding [syn:
           haulm, halm]