haulm

Meanings

• noun

  The stem or stalk of a cereal plant, such as wheat or corn, after the grain has been harvested.

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Synonyms

straw , thatch

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Variants

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haulm , haulms

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Etymology

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From Old English hālum, hāl, stem, stalk.

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Trivia

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1. Haulm is often used as animal bedding or for thatching roofs.

2. The term 'hay' comes from the Old English word hāg, meaning 'heap' or 'pile', and was originally used to describe the piles of haulm that were used for animal bedding or to make thatch roofs.

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Related Concepts

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1. straw: Haulm is often used interchangeably with straw, which is the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain has been harvested.

2. harvest: Haulm is a product of the harvesting process, where the grain is removed from the stalks, leaving behind the haulm.

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Culture

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In literature, haulm is sometimes used metaphorically to represent the remnants of the past or the struggles of rural life. In art, it has been depicted in various forms, such as in paintings of harvest scenes.

How to Memorize "haulm"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a field of wheat or corn after the grain has been harvested. Visualize the long, dry stalks or stems, known as haulm.

2. associate
   

   - Associate haulm with the harvest season, when the fields are filled with dry stalks of cereal plants.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the acronym H-A-U-L-M: Harvested-Agricultural-Uplands-Long-Stalks-Material

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