broom handle

collocation in English

meaningsofbroomandhandle

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broom
noun
uk
/bruːm/us
/bruːm/
a brush with a long handle and bristles (= short, stiff hairs or pieces of plastic), used for cleaning the floor or ...
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handle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhæn.dəl/us
/ˈhæn.dəl/
a part of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the ...
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(Definition ofbroomandhandlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbroom handle

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Range myself on the side of thebroomhandle, was his answer.
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Using abroomhandlefor a walking stick, he was one of the few who survived the march.
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Both of these were usually carved out of a discardedbroomhandle.
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She had attached a filled bucket to each end of abroomhandleand was using them as lifts.
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The correct procedure is to turn off the engine, disengage the clutch and then clear the jam with abroomhandleor other long object.
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Campbell tries to jab it down with abroomhandle, but the creature grabs it and starts to move down.
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In bulk woodworking, for example, firms producing matches, matchboxes, and broom handles eagerly welcomed new machines that sped output and reduced the work force needed.
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This debate is in a rather narrow confine relating to broom handles and the other matters referred to.
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Particulars of the actual imports of dowels and broom handles during 1947 are not available.
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No formal import quotas for dowels or broom handles were agreed in respect of 1947.
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Broom handles need to be kept clean, but this method, which has never been general, is not a practical one and has been stopped.
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His first ostrich feather dusters were wound on broom handles using the foot powered kick winders and the same wire used to attach broom straw.
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