whisk broom

noun

: a small broom with a short handle used especially for light cleaning or as a clothes brush

Examples of whisk broom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The next morning her whisk broom exposed a pearly array of human teeth: the lower jaw of an adult Neanderthal skeleton. James Shreeve, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Seven-month-old Lucille Kachuk chortled as a woman tickled her feet with a small black whisk broom, while mother Danielle Bessette danced next to her stroller. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 Make this step easier by keeping a whisk broom and dust pan in an attractive basket near the fireplace. Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021 Bushels of whisk brooms, made of straw and horsehair and boar hair, lie on shelves. Annie Correal, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2019 The past two years they have been swept. James' toolbox probably included a whisk broom. Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 7 May 2018

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'whisk broom.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of whisk broom was in 1831

Dictionary Entries Near whisk broom

Cite this Entry

“Whisk broom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whisk%20broom. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

whisk broom

noun
: a small broom with a short handle
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!