Drop One, Then Add One

Louse

 

house

 

Hoses

 

horse

 

Gorse

 

Morse

 

Mouse

 

Besom

 

..as a Scot that's a word we used regularly when I was growing up , @Paul Sparky




Bombs

 

@Holly Saunders
But.. isn't a Besom really a witches broom?

Bimbo

 

be·som
[ˈbēzəm]

NOUN
besoms (plural noun)
a broom made of twigs tied around a stick.
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Limbo

 

Yes it is...but for some reason it's what the Scots call someone who is more than irritating... usually a woman... ( pronounced Bizom...spelled Besom )



Here's more on it...I've never even thought all my life to look for the history of it, it's just one of those words that's been in my vocabulary since I learned to speak..

http://caledonianmercury.com/2011/11/24/useful-scots-word-besom/0026262

 

Boils

 

spoil

 

Loops