noun.
The stems of various cultivatedplants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching
noun.
An individual plant stem.
noun.
Part of a harness; a hame.
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noun.
stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
Word Usage
"Another concession made by the farmer to the men was that each man was allowed after harvest a load of "haulm," or wheat stubble, left in the field from reaping time."