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broomstick

[ broom-stik, broo m- ]

/ ˈbrumˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm- /

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noun

the long slender handle of a broom.

Origin of broomstick

First recorded in 1675–85; broom + stick¹

Words nearby broomstick

broomball, broomcorn, broomfield, broomrape, broomrape family, broomstick, broomstick skirt, broomy, broonzy, bros., brose

Example sentences from the Web for broomstick

Grab a broomstick, spray paint that gray, and attach it to the bouncy ball.

Miley Cyrus, Walter White, Oprah: Your Pop Culture Halloween Costume Guide |Kevin Fallon |October 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Other punishments would follow: the occasional whipping with an electric cord, a beating with a broomstick.

Handcuffs, Ropes, and an Open Window: How I Escaped an Unthinkable Childhood |Genyfer Spark |January 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight.

Salman Rushdie: Pakistan's Deadly Game |Salman Rushdie |May 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
When I beheld this I sighed, and said within myself, "Surely mortal man is a broomstick!"

The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I |Francis W. Halsey

She took good care to keep the broomstick from about my head.

The Underground Railroad |William Still
It is as useful to a friar as a broomstick to a witch or a wand to a conjurer.

The Literary World Seventh Reader |Various
The broomstick is run through this hole after first placing two metal washers on it.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
True, a broomstick can be grasped between the thumb and index finger, and yet is not very graceful.

The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for broomstick

broomstick

/ (ˈbruːmˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm-) /

noun

the long handle of a broom