abroach
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Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
abroach (third-person singular simple present abroaches, present participle abroaching, simple past and past participle abroached)
- (transitive, obsolete) To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
Adverb [edit]
abroach (not comparable)
- Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. - Sir W. Scott
- In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. [First attested in the early 16th century.][1]
- Mischiefs that I set abroach. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii
Adjective [edit]
abroach (not comparable)
- Tapped; broached. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
- Astir; moving about. [First attested in the early 16th century.][1]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8:
