besom

be·som  (bzm)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English besma.]

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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]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

besom - a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle broom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle

Translations

besom [ˈbiːzəm] N → escoba f

besom

n

→ (Reisig)besen m

(pej inf: = woman) → Besen m (pej inf)

besom [ˈbiːzəm] n → ramazza

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besom [ˈbiːzəm] n → ramazza