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yelmers

yelmers is the plural 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

Questions about yelmers

What is yelmers the plural of?
Yelmers is the plural of yelmer.

Words near yelmers in the dictionary

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

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