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Yelm vs Yelp - What's the difference?

yelm | yelp |

As nouns the difference between yelm and yelp

is that yelm is a bundle of straw used for thatch while yelp is an abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

As verbs the difference between yelm and yelp

is that yelm is to prepare straw for use as thatch while yelp is to utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

yelm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    (en verb)
  • 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

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    yelp

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
    • The puppy let out a yelp when I stepped on her tail.
  • A type of emergency vehicle siren sounding quicker and more intense than the wail siren-sound.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
    • The children yelped with delight as they played in the cold water.