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   Abroach , v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See Broach.] To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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2.       
   Abroach, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.]
   Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
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   Hogsheads of ale were set abroach.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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   Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. “Mischiefs that I set abroach.” 
   Shak.
   
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