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besom

Postby Bailey » Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:48 pm

be·som (bzm)
n.
1. A bundle of twigs attached to a handle and used as a broom.
2. Sports The broom used to sweep the ice from the path of a curling stone.



[Middle English, from Old English besma.]

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Postby Grogie » Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:16 am

Nice word Mark!

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Postby gailr » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:39 pm

The best besom of all is the Firebolt.

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Postby Bailey » Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:28 pm

hmmm, like sweeping away everything by turning it to ash.

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Postby Perry » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:46 am

2. Sports The broom used to sweep the ice from the path of a curling stone.
All of these years, I just called it a broom. :oops:
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Postby Stargzer » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:01 am

hmmm, like sweeping away everything by turning it to ash.

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No, I think that was a reference to a certain book series concerning flying on brooms during a game, not using them on ice.
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