Yem vs Yelm - What's the difference?
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(Geordie)
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.
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.