As a kid I went to the Russian Bath with my own father. … Down in the cellar men moaned on the steam-softened planks while they were massaged abrasively with oak-leaf besoms lathered in pickle buckets.
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Besom
/ˈbiː.zəm/
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Noun(1 words)
cleaning tool
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3 entriesbirch besomhazel besomwillow besom
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6 entriesbirch besomhazel besomlong-handled besomtraditional besomwillow besomwooden besom
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At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms.
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"Eh, but she was a besom, if a' tales be true !"
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Janet's eyes began to look dim, and I had to frown at her very hard; then I had to turn my frown on Jean ... and Janet, the besom, took advantage of my divided attention.
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