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haulmy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɔːmi/ (UK)

Etymology

From haulm + -y.

Meanings

1. Characterised by having haulms.
   • Safe in their haulmy Huts they sweetly slept, / Ne'er by the Noise of Drums or Trumpets wak'd. 1732, Voltaire, translated by J Lockman, Henriade:
   • In dry hungry ground, the poles may stand nearer together, than in a rich mellow foil ; because, this last will produce the largest, and most haulmy plants. 1789, James Adam, Practical Essays on Agriculture:
   • Weeds are also very prevalent on dry upland grasslands, where such hay as is produced is necessarily thin and haulmy. 1914, Journal of the Board of Agriculture, vol. XX.12:

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