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    Broach , n. [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. Brooch.]
    1. A spit. [Obs.]
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      He turned a broach that had worn a crown.
      Bacon.

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    2. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.]
      Forby.

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    3. (Mech.) (a) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. (b) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.
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    4. (Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting.
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    5. (Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. [Local, Eng.]
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    6. A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
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    7. A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
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    8. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
      Knight.

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    9. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
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    Broach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broached ; p. pr. & vb. n. Broaching.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See Broach, n.]
    1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
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      I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point.
      Shak.

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    2. To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
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      Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,
      He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast.
      Shak.

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    3. To open for the first time, as stores.
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      You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I will open the old armories, I will broach my store, and will bring forth my stores.
      Knolles.

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    4. To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
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      Those very opinions themselves had broached.
      Swift.

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    5. To cause to begin or break out. [Obs.]
      Shak.

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    6. (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. [Scot. & North of Eng.]
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    7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
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      To broach to (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.
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