How to pronounce haulm
American English pronunciation
HAWM
- IPA
- /ˈhɔm/
- Syllables
- HAWM (1 syllable)
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What haulm means
The leftover stalks of crops such as beans or potatoes
In a sentence: After digging the potatoes, we raked the dry haulm into a pile.
Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for a stalk or straw. It is related to a Greek word for a reed.
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