broomie

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broomie

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From broom + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

noun broomies

informal 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.
Australia, informal 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.
US, informal A broomtail (unbroken range mare). In the lead of the broomies ran a beautiful cream buckskin, with black mane flying proudly!

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@misc{broomie_2026,
  title = {broomie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broomie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}