broom-man

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• broom man — noun : brushman 1c …   Useful english dictionary

• broom —    Many people in 19th century Suffolk, Sussex, and Wiltshire thought that during the month of *May the broom meant bad luck, even death; one must not bring its flowers into the house, nor *sweep the floor with broom twigs:    If you sweep the… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Broom — A broom is a cleaning tool consisting of stiff fibres attached to, and roughly parallel to, a cylindrical handle, the broomstick. In the context of witchcraft, broomstick is likely to refer to the broom as a whole. A smaller whisk broom or brush… …   Wikipedia

• Broom , Robert — (1866–1951) British–South African morphologist and paleontologist Broom, who was born in Paisley, Scotland, graduated in medicine from Glasgow University in 1889. He traveled to Australia in 1892 and in 1897 settled in South Africa where he… …   Scientists

• man of action — Synonyms and related words: activist, ball of fire, beaver, big time operator, bustler, busy bee, doer, eager beaver, enthusiast, go getter, human dynamo, hustler, live wire, man of deeds, militant, new broom, operator, political activist,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Dust My Broom — I Believe I ll Dust My Broom Song by Robert Johnson Released April 1937 (1 …   Wikipedia

• Robert Broom — (* 30. November 1866 in Paisley, Schottland; † 6. April 1951) war ein südafrikanischer Arzt und Paläontologe schottischer Herkunft, der vor allem durch die Entdeckung und Erforschung von Vormenschenfunden bekannt wurde …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jacob Broom — (October 17, 1752 ndash;April 25, 1810) was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Annapolis Convention (1786) and served in the …   Wikipedia

• Dust My Broom — Robert Johnson Veröffentlichung 1936 Genre(s) Blues Autor(en) Robert Johnson Erfolgreiche Coverversionen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jumping the broom — depicts the tradition of jumping the broom. [Broyles, Tab staff of the Department of African American Interpretation. The Old Plantation information sheet . In [http://www.history.org/History/teaching/Dayseries/pdf files/Episode Four.pdf A Day in …   Wikipedia