broom·stick

[broom-stik, broom-]
noun
the long slender handle of a broom.

Origin:
1675–85; broom + stick1

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To broomstick
Collins
World English Dictionary
broomstick (ˈbruːmˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the long handle of a broom

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Broomstick is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
He always wanted to be a singer, so he'd walk around singing songs, using a broomstick as a guitar.
Somebody is going to touch you, with a broomstick, if you dont stop snivelling.
She starts her own parcel-delivery service, by broomstick, of course.
He propped himself up with a broomstick and said he bore no grudge because he believed it was an accident.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature