abroach
Americanadverb
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opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached.
The cask was set abroach.
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astir; in circulation.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of abroach
First recorded in 1350–1400, abroach is from the Middle English word abroche. See a- 1, broach
Example Sentences
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Hast thou no friend to set thy mind abroach?
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young
Because When I came thence, a quarrel was abroach 179 Among them.
From The Comedies of Terence by George Colman
A hogshead of ale was abroach under an oak, and a fire was blazing in an open space before the trees to roast the fat deer which the foresters brought.
From Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock
The last cask of water was abroach on the very day the Hawk reached Saint John’s.
From True Blue by William Henry Giles Kingston
Lo here the end of lawless treachery, Of usurpation and ambitious pride; And they that for their private amours dare Turmoil our land, and set their broils abroach, Let them be warned by these premises.
From Locrine/Mucedorus by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
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