besom vs broomstick

besom

noun
  • A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. 

  • Any cleansing or purifying agent. 

  • A troublesome woman. 

broomstick

noun
  • The handle of a broom (sweeping tool). 

  • A gun. 

  • A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle. 

verb
  • To fly on a broomstick, as witches are said to. 

How often have the words besom and broomstick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )