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The humble bristle on a stick, promoted to witch transport by folklore's HR department.
means The wooden handles of brooms, used for sweeping or, in legend, for airborne witchcraft.
from From Old English brom, a thorny shrub whose twigs were bundled for sweeping; the stick came along for the ride, then for the flying.
Witch flightMedieval lore tied broomsticks to women and household chores.
QuidditchRowling gave them a whole airborne sport.
Jumping ritualCouples once leapt over them to wed.