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Abroach
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
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.