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Broach   /broʊtʃ/   Listen
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Broach  v. t.  (past & past part. broached; pres. part. broaching)  
1.
To spit; to pierce as with a spit. "I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point."
2.
To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood. "Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade, He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast."
3.
To open for the first time, as stores. "You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will broach my store, and will bring forth my stores."
4.
To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation. "Those very opinions themselves had broached."
5.
To cause to begin or break out. (Obs.)
6.
(Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. (Scot. & North of Eng.)
7.
To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
To broach to (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.



noun
Broach  n.  
1.
A spit. (Obs.) "He turned a broach that had worn a crown."
2.
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. (Prov. Eng.)
3.
(Mech.)
(a)
A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.
(b)
A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
4.
(Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting.
5.
(Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. (Local, Eng.)
6.
A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
7.
A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
8.
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
9.
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.






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"Broach" Quotes from Famous Books



... liquor! why, parson," he proceeded, tapping my tutor on the breast, to impress the amazing disclosure, while we stood awkwardly, "Dannie haves a locker o' wine as old as your grandmother, in this here very room, waitin' for un t' grow up; an' he'll broach it, parson, like a gentleman—he'll broach it for you, when you're moved aft. But bein' shipped from the morrow, accordin' t' articles, signed, sealed, an' delivered," he added, gravely, "'twouldn't be just quite right, ...
— The Cruise of the Shining Light • Norman Duncan

... hardly convinced, yet curious to broach another phase of the conversation. "There are follies, and follies," he resumed, "and I do not like those ...
— The Man in the Iron Mask • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... to" that Tudie believed her brother ought to give his betrothed he was giving her at that moment at the other end of the porch. Arthur had hesitated to attempt the reproof. It was not pleasant to broach the subject, and he knew that it was dangerous, since Em was high-spirited. Even when she expressed a wonder at the coolness of everybody's behavior he could not find the courage for the lecture seething in his ...
— In a Little Town • Rupert Hughes

... thinking how she might best broach the subject, Jessie turned to her and said, "I don't see how you can work with those blue glasses on; it must be such a strain on your eyes;" adding, earnestly: "But I suppose you are obliged to do it, and that ...
— Kidnapped at the Altar - or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain • Laura Jean Libbey

... went to Periano? three coss; thence to Cossumba, a small village, ten coss; and thence to Broach, ten coss. This is a very pretty city on a high hill, encompassed by a strong wall, and having a river running by as large as the Thames, in which were several ships of two hundred tons and upwards. Here are the best ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. • Robert Kerr


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