abroach Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of a cask or barrel
    broached.
    • the cask was set abroach

WordNet

A*broach" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See Broach.
Definitions
  1. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. Obs. Chaucer.
A*broach" adverb
Etymology
Pref. a- + broach.
Definitions
  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 1913