besom
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbiː.zəm/ us/ˈbiː.zəm/
(BRUSH)
（长柄）扫帚
a broom (= a brush with a long handle, for cleaning floors) made from thin sticks tied together at the end of a thicker stick
An elderly woman was sweeping the yard with a birch-twig besom. 一位老妇人用白桦树枝做成的扫帚正在清扫院子。
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- Sam set to work with a besom.
- You can sweep dead leaves off the lawn with a besom.
- Everything in the shop is home-made: jars of jellies, jams and pickles; small rag rugs; besoms made with twigs from the local woods.
(WOMAN)
Scottish or Northern English informal（侮辱性语言）娘们
an insulting word for a girl or woman
She was a cheeky besom. 她是个厚脸皮娘们。
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- Oh, get a move on, Bessie, you great besom.
- My mother said I was a dirty besom for not wearing a nightdress in bed.