broomball

noun

: a variation of ice hockey played on ice without skates and with brooms and a soccer ball used instead of sticks and a puck

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The cases are linked to adult and youth hockey leagues and an adult broomball league at the Central Vermont Memorial Civic Center. From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2020 Oh, and keep secrets like her hurting her wrist while playing broomball. Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 3 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of broomball was in 1896

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“Broomball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broomball. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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