[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

haulm \haulm\ haddm, n. oe. halm, as. healm; akin to d.,
   g., dan.,  sw. halm, icel. h=almr, l. calamus reed, cane,
   stalk, gr. kalamo`s. cf. excel, culminate, culm,
   shawm, calamus.
   the denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and
   the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.
   1913 webster
see also:
excel culminate culm shawm calamus 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

haulm \haulm\, n.
   a part of a harness; a hame.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

haulm
     n : stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses
         collectively as used for thatching and bedding syn: halm
see also:
halm 

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