English Explanatory Dictionary

abroach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
adv
  1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
  2. In a state to be diffused or propagated.
adj
  1. Tapped; broached.
  2. Astir; moving about.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abroach.wav /əˈbɹoʊt͡ʃ/

Word forms

abroach abroaches abroaching abroached

Etymology

From Middle English abroche, from Norman, from Old French abroche (“to spigot”). Equivalent to a- + broach.

Synonyms

afoot astir
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