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abroach

VT เคลื่อนไหว kluean-wai

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABROACH

A *broach ", v. t. Etym: [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See Broach. ]

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

ABROACH

A *broach ", adv. Etym: [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.