broomstaffn.
/ˈbruːmstɑːf//ˈbruːmstaf/ archaic.
The staff or handle of a broom; a broomstick.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > handle > of specific tool > of broom
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broomstick1683
broom-shaft1767
broom-shank1818
broom-handle1826
1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. iii. 53 At length they came to th' broome staffe to me, I defide 'em stil. View more context for this quotation
1711 E. Ward Vulgus Britannicus (ed. 3) ii. 54 Rattling their Broomstaves, and their Clubs.
1712–14 M. Prior Alma in Poems (1754) 264 Broom-staff or Poker they bestride.
1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. ii. iii. 200 The black cat and broomstaff..considered as conductors to and from the regions of departed spirits.
1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 117 The broomstave, which might make part of the poorest house's furniture.
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