broomstick
The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
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You know I think it's very likely that JK Rowling ruined wizards, witches, spells, magic wands, traveling by broomstick, house elves, faceless wraiths that suck out your soul, and loads of other things she stole from…
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The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom.
Witches of all ages attended these lively gatherings by flying away on their broomsticks[.]
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A broom imbued with magic, enabling one to fly astride the handle.
She really was a witch now. No one but a witch could fly a broomstick.
“Ever more sophisticated technologies deployed by university security to protect uni leadership from job cuts protestors...if the broomstick craks the university falls”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You know I think it's very likely that JK Rowling ruined wizards, witches, spells, magic wands, traveling by broomstick, house elves, faceless wraiths that suck out your soul, and loads of other things she stole from better books.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(military slang) A control stick of an airplane or other vehicle.
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.
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