Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The handle of a broom.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The stick or handle of a broom.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stick used as a handle of a broom.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
handle of abroom - a tool used tosweep thefloor - noun A
broom , imbued withmagic enabling one tofly riding the handle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the handle of a broom
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word broomstick.
Examples
-
Scaring off deer with a broomstick is one thing but killing a fawn with a shovel is just plain ridiculous.
-
Scaring off deer with a broomstick is one thing but killing a fawn with a shovel is just plain ridiculous.
-
The numbers on the the broomstick are the jersey numbers of the Pittsburgh Penguins. 87 is Sidney Crosby; 71 is Evgeni Malkin; 55 is Sergei Gonchar; 28 is Eric Godard; 14 is Chris Kunitz.
Sporty Spice Cakes 2009
-
Opponents are given a stick, like a broomstick, which is grasped with both hands.
School, Church, and Home Games George Orrin Draper
-
"Yes, my mother used to break a broomstick over my head every other day!" replied Peter, the rogue, snorting.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 02 Martin Andersen Nex�� 1911
-
"Yes, my mother used to break a broomstick over my head every other day!" replied Peter, the rogue, snorting.
Pelle the Conqueror — Complete Martin Andersen Nex�� 1911
-
Her great-grandmother had been born on a soil where the broomstick is a prominent factor in settling connubial differences; and if it occurred to her at this juncture, it is a satisfactory proof of the theory of atavism.
The Village Watch-Tower Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin 1889
-
The mode of jumping the broomstick was the general custom in the rural districts of the South, forty years ago; and, as there was no law whatever in regard to the marriage of slaves, this custom had as binding force with the negroes, as if they had been joined by a clergyman; the difference being the one was not so high-toned as the other.
-
He changed his mind - and not only because his son is benefiting from the so-called "broomstick" putter.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed LORNE RUBENSTEIN 2012
-
Two or three men intend to persuade you that they play on a broomstick, which is drolly brought in, carefully shrouded in a case, so as to be mistaken for a bassoon or bass-viol; but they succeed in nothing but the action.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.