boomstick

B3O1O1M3S1T1I1C3K5

noun

In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.

Similar
broomstickbroomfirearmgatgunironpiece
UncommonScrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounboomstick (plural boomsticks)

plural boomsticks · alternative boom stick

  1. In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom.
  2. slangA firearm; especially, a shotgun, and most especially, a sawed-off version.

    Synonyms: broomstick, broom, firearm, gat, gun, iron, piece

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA firearm; especially, a shotgun, and most especially, a sawed-off version.

Similar
broomstickbroomfirearmgatgunironpiece
Also see
broombroomstick

Origin

From boom (“a log; explosion sound”) + stick.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish litka, puomilitka
  • litkalog chained together
  • puomilitkalog chained together
Cite this entry
APA

boomstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomstick

MLA

“boomstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomstick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boomstick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomstick.

Source: boomstick on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.