Definition for: abroach

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Etymology

Old English abrochen , Old French abrochier . Prefix a- + broach . See broach.

Verb

to abroach ( third-person singular simple present abroaches , present participle abroaching , simple past abroached , past participle abroached )

1. ( transitive ) ( obsolete ) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.

Adverb

abroach

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 . - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii

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Morse Code		abroach
Hex		e1 e2 72 6f e1 63 e8
Pig Latin		abroachway

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