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besom

[bee-zuhm] / ˈbi zəm /




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Her chariot was a mortar, which she pushed with a pestle, using her besom to erase her singular track.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was a flicker like green fire in his eyes, and his beard stood out stiff as a great besom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

We dwell in a region of the earth, seldom touched by this besom of destruction.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

Well do I mind the first time I caught her in, the besom!

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

He wagged his tail so quickly you could hardly see it; then his tail seemed to wag him, and he quivered all over like a heather besom bewitched.

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon




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