be·som (b  z m)n. 1. A bundle of twigs attached to a handle and used as a broom. 2. Sports The broom used to sweep the ice from the path of a curling stone. [Middle English, from Old English besma.] |
besom1
n
1. a broom, esp one made of a bundle of twigs tied to a handle
2. (Team Sports / Curling) Curling a broom or brush used to sweep the ice in front of the stone to make it slide farther
vb (tr)
to sweep with a besom
[Old English besma; related to Old High German besmo broom]
besom2
n
Scot and northern English dialect a derogatory term for a woman
[perhaps from Old English bysen example; related to Old Norse bysn wonder]
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| Noun | 1. |  besom - a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handlebroom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle |
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