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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abroach \A*broach"\, adv [Pref. a- + broach.] 1. 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. 2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. ``Mischiefs that I set abroach.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: abroach adj : of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {broached}]
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