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yealmer

yealmer is the alternative form of yelmer.

Meaning of yelmer

Noun

yelmer (plural yelmers)

  1. (dialectal) One who prepares straw for use as thatch.
    • The roof being formed, or topped-up to a sufficient height, with any inferiour sort of hay, the thatcher and his yelmer go to work.1841, Jefferys Taylor, The Farm, page 149

Forms of yealmer

pluralyealmers

Questions about yealmer

What is yealmer the alternative form of?
Yealmer is the alternative form of yelmer.

Words near yealmer in the dictionary

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

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