i Register
In some senses, broomie is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
broomie
noun 3
Collocations
1BROOMIE + NOUN
boy
Definitions
noun
1
A person who wields a broom.
Two players are named broomies, and each is positioned at either end of the court. Each has two brooms.
2
A person who sweeps the floor and possibly does other menial tasks in a shearing shed.
In some big single-board sheds, where pickers-up and broomies have to dodge shearers who are continually crossing the board, plenty of space is necessary, and the board should not be less than 10 feet wide.
The ′broomie′, or board boy, should keep the wool pushed up to the lamb being shorn.
3
A broomtail (unbroken range mare).
In the lead of the broomies ran a beautiful cream buckskin, with black mane flying proudly!
1972 August, Adrienne Richard, Sundance and the Princess, Boys' Life, page 22, A broomtail, we called it, and usually broomies had their tails “pulled,” trimmed up, when they were broken to saddle, but I didn't want Sundance′s tail cut.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
301
Two players are named broomies, and each is positioned at either end of the court. Each has two brooms.
Wiktionary02
In some big single-board sheds, where pickers-up and broomies have to dodge shearers who are continually crossing the board, plenty of space is necessary, and the board should not be less than 10 feet
Wiktionary03
The ′broomie′, or board boy, should keep the wool pushed up to the lamb being shorn.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars