2 entries under this word

Besom

Bē'som, n.

noun

n. [A-S. besma, D. bezem, O. H. Ger. pesamo, M. H. Ger. beseme, besme, N. H. Ger. besem, besen.] A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom. “The housemaid with her besom.” W. Irving.

Bē'som, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To sweep, as with a besom. Cowper. Rolls back all Greece, and besoms wide the plain. Barlow.