0 a broom (= a brush with a long handle, for cleaning floors) made from thin sticks tied together at the end of a thicker stick: --
An elderly woman was sweeping the yard with a birch-twig besom.
1 an insulting word for a girl or woman: --
She was a cheeky besom.
My mother said I was a dirty besom for not wearing a nightdress in bed.
Oh, get a move on, Bessie, you great besom.
Everything in the shop is home-made: jars of jellies, jams and pickles; small rag rugs; besoms made with twigs from the local woods.
You can sweep dead leaves off the lawn with a besom.
Sam set to work with a besom.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
besom