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abroach

[ uh-brohch ]

adverb

  1. opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:

    The cask was set abroach.

  2. astir; in circulation.


abroach

/ əˈbrəʊtʃ /

adjective

  1. postpositive (of a cask, barrel, etc) tapped; broached
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abroach1

First recorded in 1350–1400, abroach is from the Middle English word abroche. See a- 1, broach
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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

To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

Hast thou no friend to set thy mind abroach?

Because When I came thence, a quarrel was abroach 179 Among them.

The last cask of water was abroach on the very day the Hawk reached Saint John’s.

Therefore, be sure, and get him amongst us at supper, and set the barrel abroach.

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