English

Noun

broomstaff ‎(plural broomstaffs or broomstaves)

1. (obsolete) A broomstick.
   • 1612, Shakespeare, William, Henry VIII, Act 5 Scene 4, line 3224:

     They fell on; I made good my place; at length they came to the broom-staff with me, I defy'd 'em still […]