English
Etymology
Old English abrochen, Old French abrochier. Prefix a- + broach. See broach.
Verb
en-verb|abroach|es
- context|transitive|obsolete To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
Adverb
abroach
- broach|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
- Hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
#* Mischiefs that I set abroach. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii
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