Meaning of the word besom in English

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besom

US /ˈbiː.zəm/
UK /ˈbiː.zəm/

Noun

1.

a broom (= a brush with a long handle, for cleaning floors) made from thin sticks tied together at the end of a thicker stick:

Example:
An elderly woman was sweeping the yard with a birch-twig besom.
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