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broomstick

[broom-stik, broom-] / ˈbrumˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm- /






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To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

I was the first person to play Quidditch on a broomstick.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

It’s friendly magic, the sort that lets you ride around on a broomstick instead of the kind that splits your soul into a bunch of little pieces.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Blessed with extraordinary hand-eye coordination, Rodriquez developed into an accomplished baseball pitcher as well, one who also could smack a pitched bottle cap with a broomstick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024

Something large, much larger than a broomstick — or, indeed, a hundred broomsticks — was hurtling across the deep blue sky toward the castle, growing larger all the time.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling