yelmer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 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.
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