broom handle
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- noun
- /bruːm ˈhændl/
:
mango de escoba
- Moses pries the broom handle loose from the Great Gear.
- a wooden broom handle
Examples
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She used the broom handle to sweep the floor clean.
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And uses the broom handle to turn back the Senate clock by three minutes.
Fiction book (1997) -
I need to borrow your broom handle.
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Johnson pushes open the door with his broom handle.
Fiction book (1993) -
The broom handle has been jammed between two cogs, stopping them.
Fiction book (1994) -
He crafted a makeshift flagpole from an old broom handle.
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To reach the top shelf, she extended the broom handle to push the box down.
Synonyms
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The part of an object you hold to carry or use it
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The long thin handle that the brush of a broom is attached to
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the long part used to hold a broom' is a straightforward compositional combination of 'broom' (sweeping tool) + 'handle' (part designed to be held). This noun–noun possession/part-whole pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Broom handle comes from putting together broom (the brush) and handle (the part you hold). So, it refers to the long stick of a broom—the part you use 'to hold' and 'to sweep'.