Definition of Abroch
A*broach" (&?;), v. t. [OE. abrochen,
OF. abrochier. See Broach.] To set abroach; to let out,
as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (transitive) (obsolete) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
- 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
- Hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
- Mischiefs that I set abroach. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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