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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

Thus he spends his age till the tap of it is run out, and then a fresh one is set abroach.

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

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