bisom

besom _Bisom_ Uncle Drew [Andrew] used to call," Enos [Dawe] said. "Uncle Drew Dyke lived in the road and he would say "woman where's the bisom, I want to sweep off the bridge. JH JUL 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn see 'besom' and ''bisum', 'beesom...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/5953
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Summary:besom _Bisom_ Uncle Drew [Andrew] used to call," Enos [Dawe] said. "Uncle Drew Dyke lived in the road and he would say "woman where's the bisom, I want to sweep off the bridge. JH JUL 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn see 'besom' and ''bisum', 'beesom'] 'birch besom' appears as a cpd under 'birch n' in the DNE I