Definition of Broomstick

1. Noun. The handle of a broom.

Exact synonyms: Broom Handle
Group relationships: Broom
Generic synonyms: Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold

Definition of Broomstick

1. n. A stick used as a handle of a broom.

Definition of Broomstick

1. Noun. the handle of a broom - a tool used to sweep the floor ¹

2. Noun. ''(witchcraft)'' A broom, imbued with magic enabling one to fly riding the handle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Broomstick

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Broomstick

broomcorns
broomed
broomie
broomier
broomies
broomiest
brooming
broomless
broomlike
broomrape
broomrape family
broomrapes
brooms
broomstaff
broomstaves
broomstick (current term)
broomsticks
broomweed
broomy
broons
broos
broose
brooses
bros
bros.
bros before hoes
bros before hos
brose
broses
brosey

Literary usage of Broomstick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Anthology of Recent Poetryby Lettice D'Oyly Walters by Lettice D'Oyly Walters (1920)
"IF I HAD A broomstick 'FI had a broomstick, and knew how to ride it, I'd fly through the windows when Jane goes to tea, And over the tops of the chimneys ..."

2. Yankee Notions: A Medley by Samuel Kettell (1838)
"Swift's Meditations on a broomstick. DOCTOR Johnson is known to have said he could make a capital book of the Life of a broomstick. ..."

3. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose edited by Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis Whiting Halsey (1909)
"When I beheld this I sighed, and said within myself, "Surely mortal man is a broomstick!" Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving ..."

4. The Great Adventure: Present-day Studies in American Nationalism by Theodore Roosevelt (1918)
"All who defend this type of preparedness are themselves, however amicable and well-meaning, broomstick apologists. Over eighteen months have now passed ..."

5. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"When I beheld this I sighed, and said within myself, Surely man is a broomstick ! Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty, in a thriving condition, ..."

6. The Cabinet of Irish Literature: Selections from the Works of the Chief Poet by Charles Anderson Read, Thomas Power O'Connor (1893)
"But now should this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, ... But a broomstick, perhaps you will say, is an emblem of a tree standing on its head; ..."

7. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Carruthers (1849)
"When I beheld this, I sighed, and said within myself, Surely mortal man is a broomstick ... but now, should this our broomstick pretend to enter the scene, ..."

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