English

Noun

yelm ‎(plural yelms)

1. a bundle of straw used for thatch
   • 1952: The thatcher then laid the 'yelms', or bunches of drawn straw, on the laths, beginning at the eaves and working up towards the ridge. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 224.

Verb

yelm ‎(third-person singular simple present yelms, present participle yelming, simple past and past participle yelmed)

1. to prepare straw for use as thatch
   • 1952: The preparation of straw for thatch, which was known as 'yelming', consisted in damping it and 'drawing' it with a thatching-fork, or great comb, so as to get the straws parallel. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 224.

Anagrams

• elmy
• Lyme
• ylem