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Yon's twa weavers and a mason cursing the laird, and the man wi' the besom is the Master of Crumnathie A democracy, at all events," said Gavin By no means," said the doctor, "it's an aristocracy of intellect.
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- noun A bundle of twigs attached to a handle and used as a broom.
- noun Sports The broom used to sweep the ice from the path of a curling stone.
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Yon's twa weavers and a mason cursing the laird, and the man wi' the besom is the Master of Crumnathie A democracy, at all events," said Gavin By no means," said the doctor, "it's an aristocracy of intellect.
— The Little Minister -
The conjecture is confirmed by the name thunder-besom which is applied to mistletoe in the Swiss canton of Aargau, for the epithet clearly implies a close connexion between the parasite and the thunder; indeed "thunder-besom" is a popular name in Germany for any bushy nest-like excrescence growing on a branch, because such a parasitic growth is actually believed by the ignorant to be a product of lightning.
— The Golden Bough -
Yon's twa weavers and a mason cursing the laird, and the man wi 'the besom is the Master of Crumnathie. "
— The Little Minister -
The conjecture is confirmed by the name thunder-besom which is applied to mistletoe in the Swiss canton of Aargau, for the epithet clearly implies a close connexion between the parasite and the thunder; indeed
— The Golden Bough - Through besom-ling and teasel burrs — The Life of John Clare
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- Middle English, from Old English besma.
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/ (bēˈzəm)/
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