beesome

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“"The Bishops' Bible, however, has its share⟳ of obsolete words, such as beesome, broom […]"”

“"Hereupon she took her stick⟳ of before, and making therewith a Circle, the wind rose forthwith: then taking a beesome, she swept over the Circle, and made another; and looking in her book and glass as formerly, and using some words softly to her self, she flood⟳ in the Circle and said, Belzebub, Tormentor, Lucifer and Satan appear⟳."”

“"[…] as some in frostie weather to gather Dogwood for Butchers, to get⟳ burch and broome for beesomes, and sometimes to catch⟳ birdes with lime, or set⟳ springes in the marshes for water fowle, honest shifts, it is true, in necessitie."”

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