Plural of broomstick; the handles or shafts of brooms, or brooms themselves used especially in folklore and magic.
From broom + stick (Old English 'sticca', a stick or rod). Broomstick is a common compound, and sticks is the plural.
Broomsticks entered folklore and fantasy so deeply—think witches flying on broomsticks—that it's easy to forget they were just ordinary tools; the magical association actually comes from medieval accusations against women practicing folk medicine with herb-laden brooms.
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