yelmer

English

Alternative forms

• yealmer

Etymology

yelm +‎ -er

Noun

yelmer (plural yelmers)

1. (dialect) One who prepares straw for use as thatch.
   • 1841, Jefferys Taylor, The Farm, page 149:

     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.