Dictionary entry

Abroach (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.