abroach adj 1: of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {abroach}, {broached}]
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. [1913 Webster]
Abroach \A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.] 1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. [1913 Webster] Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. "Mischiefs that I set abroach." --Shak. [1913 Webster]