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Ingredient Of A Besom Crossword Clue

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noun

• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

verb

• branch out in a twiglike manner

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty

42%7 Also known as a besom stick
noun

• The part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.

40%13 Used for making besom brooms
noun

• Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes

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