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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABROACH, adv. [See Broach.]
Broached; letter out or yielding liquor, or in a posture for letting out; as a cask is abroach. Figuratively used by Shakespeare for setting loose, or in a state of being diffused, "Set mischief abroach;" but this sense is unusual.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: abroach, broached]

Merriam Webster's

adverb or adjective Date: 14th century 1. archaic in a condition for letting out a liquid (as wine) 2. archaic in action or agitation ; astir <mischiefs that I set abroach — Shakespeare>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Abroach A*broach", v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See Broach.] To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Abroach A*broach", adv. [Pref. a- + broach.] 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Broached, tapped, on tap, flowing, aflow, running. 2. A-going, diffused, diffusive.