Abroach

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abroach \A*broach"\, v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See
     {Broach}.]
     To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
     [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abroach \A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.]
     1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding
        liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
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              Hogsheads of ale were set abroach.    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot;
        astir. "Mischiefs that I set abroach." --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abroach
       adj : of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {broached}]