Definition of HAULM (Meaning of HAULM), a 5 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding

HAULM is a 5 letter word that starts with H.
	Synonyms:	halm

	See Also:	stalk, stem

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Haulm\, n. [OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. h[=a]lmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. ?. Cf. {Excel}, {Culminate}, {Culm}, {Shawm}, {Calamus}.] The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw. \Haulm\, n. A part of a harness; a hame.