whisk broom


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whisk′ broom`


n.
a small short-handled broom used chiefly to brush clothes.
[1855–60]
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Noun1.whisk broom - a small short-handled broom used to brush clotheswhisk broom - a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
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broom - a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
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