Associations to the word «Besom»

Wiktionary

BESOM, noun. A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
BESOM, noun. (Scotland) (Northern England) (derogatory) A troublesome woman
BESOM, verb. (archaic) (poetic) To sweep.
BESOM POCKET, noun. A pocket on the inside of a garment accessed through a slit with a reinforced lower edge, with no flap.
BESOM POCKETS, noun. Plural of besom pocket

Dictionary definition

BESOM, noun. A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats