haulmy

English

Etymology

From haulm +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːmi/

Adjective

haulmy (comparative more haulmy, superlative most haulmy)

1. Characterised by having haulms.
   • 1732, Voltaire, translated by J Lockman, Henriade:

     Safe in their haulmy Huts they sweetly slept, / Ne'er by the Noise of Drums or Trumpets wak'd.

   • 1789, James Adam, Practical Essays on Agriculture:

     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.

   • 1914, Journal of the Board of Agriculture, vol. XX.12:

     Weeds are also very prevalent on dry upland grasslands, where such hay as is produced is necessarily thin and haulmy.