A-brōach'1, v. t.
[See infra.] To let out, as liquor from a cask; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Abroach
A-brōach'2, adv.
adv. [Prefix a and broach, q. v.]
Sense 1. Broached; letting out or yielding liquor, or in a condition for letting out; as, a cask is abroach.
Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. W. Scott.
Sense 2. Hence, in a state to be diffused or propagated.
“Set mischief abroach.” Shak.