besom vs sweeping

besom

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

  • Any cleansing or purifying agent. 

  • A troublesome woman. 

sweeping

noun
  • An instance of sweeping. 

  • The activity of sweeping. 

adj
  • Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things. 

  • Completely overwhelming. 

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