About The Word Abroach
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Abroach
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What's The Definition Of Abroach?
[adj] of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Abroach: broached | tapped Related Terms | Find terms related to Abroach: See Also | Abroach In Webster's Dictionary \A*broach"\, v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See
{Broach}.]
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
\A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.] 1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. ``Mischiefs that I set abroach.'' --Shak. |
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