abroach

Adjective
Synonyms: broached

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. of a cask or barrel“the cask was set abroach”Synonyms: broached
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Webster's Dictionary (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. [1913 Webster]
Abroach \A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.]

1.Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. [1913 Webster]

Hogsheads of ale were set abroach.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

2.Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. "Mischiefs that I set abroach." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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