Broomstick

Definitions

1. The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
2. A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
3. A control stick of an airplane or other vehicle.
   slang
4. A firearm.
   rare, slang

Equivalents

8 more languages

العربيةالعصا

Danskkosteskaft

Ελληνικάσκουπόξυλο

Suomiluudanvarsi

Italianomanico di scopa

日本語ほうきの柄

Nederlandsbezemsteel

Svenskakvastskaft

Examples

“Witches of all ages attended these lively gatherings by flying away on their broomsticks[.]”

“She really was a witch now. No one but a witch could fly⟳ a broomstick.”

“Harry ripped the parcel open⟳ and gasped as a magnificent, gleaming broomstick rolled out onto his bedspread. [...] It was a Firebolt, identical to the dream⟳ broom Harry had gone to see⟳ every day in Diagon Alley.”

“Greebo, hiccuping occasionally, oozed into his accustomed place⟳ among the bristles of Nanny’s broomstick. As they rose above the forest a thin plume of smoke⟳ also rose from the castle.”

“Most people are familiar with the age-old superstition that witches fly⟳ on broomsticks to their covens (though they were formerly also reputed to use⟳ shovels, cleft sticks, eggshells, ANIMALS and other means of flight).”

“Gangdem known for the shootings, go ask⟳ Ramz – got whooshed with a broomstick.”

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