haulm

Meanings

Plural: haulms

Noun

stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
An individual plant stem.
Part of a harness; a hame.

Origin / 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 calame, calamus, culm, and helm (Etymology 4).

Synonyms

halm, helm, straw, thatch

Scrabble Score: 10

haulm is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
haulm is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 12

haulm is a valid Words With Friends word