2. Verb. (third-person singular of broom) ¹
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Definition of Brooms
1. broom [v] - See also: broom
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brooms
Literary usage of Brooms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Dwarf mistletoe was rare on the study site, and all large witches' brooms observed
were utilized as nesting sites. Similar observations were reported near ..."
2. The Great industries of the United States: being an historical summary of by Horace Greeley (1872)
"There are brooms in England called heath brooms, because they are made of a small
shrub growing ... There are also birch brooms, which are bundles of twigs, ..."
3. Experiences of a Backwoods Preacher: Or Facts and Incidents Culled from by Joseph Henry Hilts (1892)
"The tune that they marched to would suit these words or something like them,
Clear the track, for we are here, brooms and all, as you may see ; We'll be ..."
4. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"They are typical witches-brooms consisting of compact clusters of short, ...
As many as thirty "brooms" of various sizes have been observed on a single ..."
5. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"But the man who bears about real brooms for use has vanished. ... His cry was "
old shoes for some brooms." These proclamations for barter no doubt ..."
6. History of Haverhill, N. H. by John Quincy Bittinger (1888)
"... brooms—Sanded Floors—Carpets Rare —Domestic Duties—Wants Few—Life Happy and
... Pictures and Ornaments—Wooden Plates, Sanded Floors, and Hemlock brooms ..."
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