Definition of "broomstick" []

• The handle of a broom. (noun)

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• "Scaring off deer with a broomstick is one thing but killing a fawn with a shovel is just plain ridiculous."
• "The numbers on the the broomstick are the jersey numbers of the Pittsburgh Penguins. 87 is Sidney Crosby; 71 is Evgeni Malkin; 55 is Sergei Gonchar; 28 is Eric Godard; 14 is Chris Kunitz."
• "Opponents are given a stick, like a broomstick, which is grasped with both hands."