Definition of Besom
Be´som
n.
1.
A
brush
of
twigs
for
sweeping
;
a
broom
;
anything
which
sweeps
away
or
destroys
.
I
will
sweep
it
with
the
besom
of
destruction
.
- Isa. xiv. 23.
The
housemaid
with
her
besom
.
- W. Irving.
v. t.
1.
To
sweep
,
as
with
a
besom
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Besomed
( )
.]
Rolls
back
all
Greece
,
and
besoms
wide
the
plain
.
- Barlow.
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