haulm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
    halm.

WordNet

Haulm noun
Etymology
OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. halmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. . Cf. Excel, Culminate, Culm, Shawm, Calamus.
Definitions
  1. The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.
Haulm noun
Definitions
  1. A part of a harness; a hame.

Webster 1913