Powerful women are set against domestic ones, broomstick against distaff.
Thirdly, broomstick weddings are consistent with two opposing views of industrialization.
The proper way was to mass-produce household equipment such as vacuum cleaners—get away from brooms and broomsticks and ground the witches.
I think the phrase found its way into the newspapers that if they could not be fully equipped they should be armed with broomsticks.
All too often, its mention produces giggles and images of witches on broomsticks, but satanism is not the same thing as witchcraft.
I can sell them broomsticks!
Using broomsticks would certainly be an effective way of getting away from congestion, and they could use the new facilities at terminal 5 if that is announced later today.
Apparition is considered unreliable over long distances, and even experienced users of the technique sometimes prefer other means of transport, such as broomsticks.