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yelmer

yelmer noun: one who prepares straw for use as thatch.

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 yelmer

pluralyelmers
alternative formyealmer

Origin of yelmer

From yelm + -er.

Questions about yelmer

What does yelmer mean?
Yelmer means one who prepares straw for use as thatch.
What part of speech is yelmer?
Yelmer is a noun.
What is the plural of yelmer?
The plural of yelmer is yelmers.

Words near yelmer in the dictionary

  1. Yellville
  2. yelly
  3. yelm
  4. yelman
  5. yelmed
  6. yelmer
  7. yelmers
  8. yelming
  9. yelms
  10. Yeloguy
  11. yelow

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