definition of the word abroach

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

Infinitive
to abroach

Third person singular
abroaches

Simple past
abroached

Past participle
abroached

Present participle
abroaching

to 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.

abroach

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
Hence: in a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.
- Mischiefs that I set abroach. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii