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abroach

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a⋅broach

  [uh-brohch]
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–adverb, adjective
1. opened or tapped so that the contents can flow out; broached: The cask was set abroach.
2. astir; in circulation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME abroche. See a- 1 , broach
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a·broach   (ə-brōch')   
adj.  

  1. Opened or positioned so that a liquid, such as wine, can be let out.

  2. In a state of action; astir.


[Middle English abroche : a-, on, in; see a-2 + broche, a pointed object, spigot; see broach1.]
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