BROOM, BROOMSTICK
NOUNS
1000 ► BESOM a broom; an implement for sweeping, usually made of a bunch of broom, heather, birch, or other twigs bound together round a handle
1400 ► SWIPPLE a mop, a besom → obs.
1805 ► BESOM-SHANK a broomstick → Eng. dial.
1895 ► BESOM-STAKE a broomstick → Eng. dial.
1898 ► BESOM-SHAFT a broomstick → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1917 ► BALD-HEADED END OF A BROOM the handle → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1814 ► BESOM-MAKER a maker of brooms → Eng. dial.
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