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A broom (also known as a broomstick) is a cleaning tool consisting of usually stiff fibers (often made of materials such as plastic, hair, or corn husks) ...
A besom (/ ˈ b iː z əm /) is a broom, a household implement used for sweeping. The term is mostly reserved for a traditional broom constructed from a bundle of twigs tied to a stout pole. The twigs used could be broom (i.e. Genista, from which comes the modern name "broom" for the tool), heather or similar.
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Few wide-ranging war patrols have been conducted since World War II, so commanding officers have taken other opportunities to fly brooms.For example, in the year 2000 the Military Sealift Command hung a broom from the flagpole yardarm outside their headquarters to symbolize its "clean sweep" of the Y2K bug on all the command's ships.
Slang for the game of curling, it is the sound a stone makes while sliding along the ice Rock ... To "be shot" means to have shot rock. Silver Broom
A broom is a cleaning tool which also had other uses (e.g. magical and punitive). Broom may also refer to: People. Broom (surname) Places. Broom ...
Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
A broom, when described as a means of transport for witches and others who perform magic, is often called a broomstick. As such, it is what one rides on during a game of Quidditch . The Three Broomsticks , a fictional restaurant in the Harry Potter universe