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broomstaff arch.|ˈbruːmstɑːf, -æ-| Also -stave (rare). Pl. -staffs, -staves. [f. broom n. + staff.] The staff or handle of a broom; a broomstick.
1613Shakes. Hen. VIII, v. iv. 57 At length they came to th' broome staffe to me, I defide 'em stil. 1711E. Ward Vulgus Brit. v. 54 Rattling their Broomstaves, and their Clubs. 1712–14Prior Alma Poems (1754) 264 Broom-staff or Poker they bestride. 1825Waterton Wand. S. Amer. ii. iii. 200 The black cat and broomstaff..considered as conductors to and from the regions of departed spirits. 1870Lowell Among my Bks. Ser. i. (1873) 117 The broomstave, which might make part of the poorest house's furniture. |