خم

مِخَمَّةٌ مخم مخمه مخمة A broom; a thing with which one sweeps. (K.) ― -b2- [Hence,] هُوَ مِخَمَّةٌ وَ مِثَمَّةٌ (assumed tropical:) He is a vehement eater [ and one who sweeps together the good and the bad ]. (JK.) [See also art. ثم.]