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Definition of Broomstick
1. Noun. The handle of a broom.
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
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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