broomstaff

English

Etymology

From broom +‎ staff.

Noun

broomstaff (plural broomstaffs or broomstaves)

1. (obsolete or poetic) A broomstick.
   • 1612, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, act 5 scene 4, line 3224:

     They fell on; I made good my place; at length they came to the broom-staff with me, I defy'd 'em still […]

References

• “broomstaff”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.