push broom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of push broom
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Jim, salty Jim of the push broom mustache and the big laugh, asked me how I was doing.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2019
You use a push broom to sweep up the smaller pieces.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2016
His stick became a push broom, clearing pucks from the doorstep.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2015
Obama is just the guy with the push broom.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2014
At the end of the corridor he pulled open a door, and she saw a push broom, and a scrub bucket.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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