besom vs scold

besom

noun
  • A troublesome woman. 

  • Any cleansing or purifying agent. 

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

scold

noun
  • A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman. 

verb
  • Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression. 

  • Of birds, to make vocalisations that resemble human scolding. 

  • To rebuke angrily. 

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