| 释义 |
broomie Austral. and N.Z.|ˈbruːmɪ|
[f. broom n. + -ie.]
A broom-hand who keeps the floor clean in a shearing shed.
1933L. G. D. Acland in Press (Christchurch) 16 Sept. 15/7 Broomie, a boy who keeps the board swept of locks, etc., at shearing. 1966G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. Austral. & N.Z. vii. 147 The broomie, the broom-hand on the board (on the board is the shearer's way of saying ‘in the woolshed’). |