besom : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	old bag; old besom [Northern English] [Sc.] [pej.]	alte Schachtel {f} [pej.]
	sweeping broom; broom; sweeping brush; brush	Kehrbesen {m}; Besen {m}; Auskehrer {m} [Dt.]
	hand broom; hand brush	Handbesen {m}; Handfeger {m} [Dt.]; Handeule {f} [Norddt.]; Kehrbesen {m} [Mittelwestdt.]; Kehrwisch {m} [BW] [Westös.]; Beserl {n} [Bayr.] [Ös.]; Bartwisch {m} [Ös.]; Handwischer {m} [Schw.]
	twig broom; besom	Rutenbesen {m}; Reisigbesen {m}; Riedelbesen {m}
	witch's broom	Hexenbesen {m}
	hard broom; scavenger broom; outdoor sweeping brush	Straßenbesen {m}
	indoor sweeping brush	Stubenbesen {m}
	circular broom	Tellerbesen {m}
	dustpan and brush	Schaufel und Besen
	to sweep clean	den Besen schwingen [humor.]
	to sweep up the pieces with a broom / with a dustpan and brush	die Scherben aufkehren
	A new broom sweeps clean.; New brooms sweep clean. [prov.]	Neue Besen kehren gut. [Sprw.]
	I'll eat my hat if ...	Ich fresse einen Besen, wenn ...