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Besow vs Besom - What's the difference?

besow | besom |

As verbs the difference between besow and besom

is that besow is to sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant while besom is (archaic|poetic) to sweep.

As a noun besom is

a broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.

besow

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To sow; sow all around or about; scatter; disperse; plant.
  • *1898 , International Association of Factory Inspectors, Annual convention of the International Association of Factory Inspectors :
    • [...] is to miss for him all the advantage our civilization is prepared to besow upon his childhood.

    besom

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
  • A troublesome woman
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    • Derived terms

    * besom pocket

    See also

    * (besom broom)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic, poetic) To sweep.
  • * 1954 , (Dylan Thomas), ''Under Milk Wood , page 13,
    • Now, in her iceberg-white, holily laundered crinoline nightgown, under virtuous polar sheets, in her spruced and scoured dust-defying bedroom in trig and trim Bay View, a house for paying guests at the top of the town, Mrs Ogmore-Prichard widow, twice, of Mr Ogmore, linolium, retired, and Mr Prichard, failed bookmaker, who maddened by besoming , swabbing and scrubbing, the voice of the vacuum-cleaner and the fume of polish, ironically swallowed disinfectant...

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