- besom
- IScottish Vernacular DictionaryOriginally a broomstick, now means a cheeky hussy, loose woman, or hing oot.Example:"Yi gallus wee besom, eh'll skelp yir erse!"IIMawdesley Glossary1. a brush made from small twigs.2. an old woman o ill repute.IIICleveland Dialect Lista broom
English dialects glossary. 2013.