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Abroach Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abroach
(v. t.)
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
(adv.)
Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
(adv.)
Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
(v. t.)
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
(adv.)
Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
(adv.)
Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abroach
Adjective
1. of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
(synonym) broached
(similar) tapped
Adjective
1. of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach"
(synonym) broached
(similar) tapped
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abroach
abroach
\a*broach"\ (&?;), v. t. [oe. abrochen, of. abrochier. see broach.] to set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [obs.]
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. w. scott.
2. hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. "mischiefs that i set abroach."
similar words(1)
to set abroach
abroach
\a*broach"\ (&?;), v. t. [oe. abrochen, of. abrochier. see broach.] to set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [obs.]
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. w. scott.
2. hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. "mischiefs that i set abroach."
similar words(1)
to set abroach