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abroach
[ uh-brohch ]
adverb
- opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:
The cask was set abroach.
- astir; in circulation.
abroach
/ əˈbrəʊtʃ /
adjective
- postpositive (of a cask, barrel, etc) tapped; broached
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abroach1
C14: from Old French abrochier from a- to + brochier to broach 1
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Example Sentences
Thus he spends his age till the tap of it is run out, and then a fresh one is set abroach.
From Project Gutenberg
Therefore, be sure, and get him amongst us at supper, and set the barrel abroach.
From Project Gutenberg
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