Meanings
nounbroomstaff (plural broomstaffs or broomstaves)
plural broomstaffs · plural broomstaves
- obsoletepoeticA broomstick.
They fell on; I made good my place; at length they came to the broom-staff with me, I defy'd 'em still […]
1612, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, act 5 scene 4, line 3224
Origin
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broomstaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broomstaff
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“broomstaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broomstaff. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broomstaff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broomstaff.
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