A*broach" (#), v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See Broach.]
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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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.
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