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abroach.

To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈbɹoʊt͡ʃ/US
  1. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abroche, from Norman, from Old French abroche (“to spigot”). Equivalent to a- + broach.

adv/əˈbɹoʊt͡ʃ/US
  1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.

    not-comparable · obsolete
  2. In a state to be diffused or propagated.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abroche, from Norman, from Old French abroche (“to spigot”). Equivalent to a- + broach.

adj/əˈbɹoʊt͡ʃ/US
  1. Tapped; broached.

    not-comparable
  2. Astir; moving about.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abroche, from Norman, from Old French abroche (“to spigot”). Equivalent to a- + broach.

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