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abroach
[ uh-brohch ]
/ əˈbroʊtʃ /
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adverb, adjective
opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached:The cask was set abroach.
astir; in circulation.
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abridge, abridged, abridgment, abrin, abristle, abroach, abroad, abrogate, abrogation, abrosexual, abrosia
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How to use abroach in a sentence
Thus he spends his age till the tap of it is run out, and then a fresh one is set abroach.
Microcosmography|John EarleTherefore, be sure, and get him amongst us at supper, and set the barrel abroach.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2|Thomas de Quincey
British Dictionary definitions for abroach
abroach
/ (əˈbrəʊtʃ) /
adjective
(postpositive) (of a cask, barrel, etc) tapped; broached
Word Origin for abroach
C14: from Old French abrochier from a- to + brochier to broach 1
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