Originally Posted by St Dabeoc:
“how can you use a broom one handed???
(I mean for the purpose intended)”
You could, but it would be much less effective, and the kind of thing you might do when you're being lazy.
I've done it, but mostly when I was a child. Hold the broom by the very end and walk around, trailing it behind me. Now I'd be exerting no downward pressure whatsoever, but it would still sort of work. Or if you held it a low enough angle you could lightly push it across the floor or path with one hand. You could do the same with a mop, but of course two-handed would be the best way for both.