broomball

[ broom-bawl, broo m- ]
/ ˈbrumˌbɔl, ˈbrʊm- /

noun

a game similar to ice hockey, usually played on a rink, in which the players, often not wearing skates, use brooms instead of hockey sticks to shoot a volleyball into the opponent's goal.

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Origin of broomball

First recorded in 1935–40; broom + ball1

Words nearby broomball

brooks range, brookweed, brooky, broom, broom board, broomball, broomcorn, broomfield, broomrape, broomrape family, broomstick
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