besom

[ UK /bɪsˈɒm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle
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How To Use besom In A Sentence

  • Brush in fine sand with a besom, and the grass will breathe more easily.
  • I tell you what, Catlaw, I met a man yestreen that kent your mither, and he says she was a feikie, [3] fushionless besom. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4
  • besom" and there were two thousand recorded deaths beside multitudes unnoted. De la philosophie de la nature
  • The spa offers a traditional Russian banya experience, involving a ritual of hot saunas, cold baths and an invigorating banya besom treatment—a stimulating massage using birch or oak twigs. Latvia's Burgeoning Spa Scene
  • It was the old besom who had stood behind the reception counter when she arrived.
  • The event, led by the National Trust, saw crafts-people from across the country, including besom makers and stone-wallers demonstrating their traditional trades.
  • Provided there is not too much wind, and there are enough fire-breaks - a burn, perhaps, or a wide track to prevent the fire taking off - you can keep the blaze under control by beating it down with the besoms.
  • It swept the ground in driving gust on gust, swept and besomed it bare of life. Between the Lines
  • Once, he even told a nosey old besom to mind her own business.
  • "Oh, no, you don't, you old besom. You aren't getting rid of me that easily," Glory gasped at last, her voice hoarse with misuse.
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