abroach

1. v. t. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. Source: opted

2. adv. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. Source: opted

3. adv. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. Source: opted

4. adj. of a cask or barrel Source: wordnet

5. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1. 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. 2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. "Mischiefs that I set abroach." Shak. Source: webster

6. To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.[Obs.] Chaucer. Source: adambom

7. s. of a cask or barrel Source: ecdict

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