
Noah Webster
Butchers-broom
BUTCH'ER'S-BROOM, noun Ruscus; a genus of plants, called also knee-holly. It is used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks.

BUTCH'ER'S-BROOM, noun Ruscus; a genus of plants, called also knee-holly. It is used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks.