broach
noun
an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
broacher
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a word derived from
broach.
Example Sentences
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It is a broacher of more news than hogsheads, and more jests than news, which are sucked up here by some spungy brain, and from thence squeezed into a comedy.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
This word meant originally a "broacher," one who broached or made a hole in casks of wine to test their value for sale.
From Stories from Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
He that breweth lies may have more wit and skill, but the broacher showeth the like malice and wickedness.
From Sermons on Evil-Speaking by Isaac Barrow
One theory is that it is a mere accretion, but this probably everyone, except the broacher of the idea, will feel to be very unlikely.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
As in coffee-houses, gossip was the order of the day in such places, each tavern being in itself "a broacher of more news than hogsheads, and more jests than news."
From Royalty Restored by J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald) Molloy
