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yealm

yealm is the alternative spelling of yelm.

Meaning of yelm

Noun

yelm (plural yelms)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching; a helm.
    • After the leaves had been removed, as many turnips were thrown together as would lie upon a circle four yards in diameter: yealms of wheat-straw were made, similar to such as are used for thatching, but longer, thicker, and formed with less precision: four tall stakes were then driven into the...1822 April 27, John Cowley, William Staines, “L.—On Preserving Turnips, &c. during the Winter.”, in Thomas Gill, editor, The Technical Repository, Containing Practical Information on Subjects...

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Forms of yealm

Noun
pluralyealms
Verb
third-person singular presentyealms
present participleyealming
past participleyealmed
pastyealmed

Questions about yealm

What is yealm the alternative spelling of?
Yealm is the alternative spelling of yelm.

Words near yealm in the dictionary

  1. Yealand Storrs
  2. Yealands
  3. yealing
  4. yealings
  5. yeallow
  6. yealm
  7. yealmed
  8. yealmer
  9. yealmers
  10. yealming
  11. Yealmpton

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