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:
1 an insulting word for a girl or woman:
She was a cheeky 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.
My mother said I was a dirty besom for not wearing a nightdress in bed.
