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broomstaffs

broomstaffs is the plural of broomstaff.

Meaning of broomstaff

Noun

broomstaff (plural broomstaffs or broomstaves)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) A broomstick.
    • They fell on; I made good my place; at length they came to the broom-staff with me, I defy'd 'em still […]1612, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, act 5 scene 4, line 3224

Questions about broomstaffs

What is broomstaffs the plural of?
Broomstaffs is the plural of broomstaff.

Words near broomstaffs in the dictionary

  1. Brooms Head
  2. brooms up
  3. broomsedge
  4. broomsquire
  5. broomstaff
  6. broomstaffs
  7. broomstaves
  8. broomstick
  9. broomsticked
  10. broomsticking
  11. broomstickless

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