A sport similar to hockey played on ice using a broom and a ball instead of a stick and puck.
Compound: 'broom' (cleaning tool with bristles) plus 'ball.' Invented in Canada in the early 1900s, combining street hockey with available winter equipment.
Broomball emerged because Canadians got creative during winters and had brooms and ice—it shows how sports often evolve from improvisation rather than formal design, like how basketball was invented by nailing a peach basket to a wall.
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