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Definition broach
Etymology 1
From Middle English broche, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, originally a feminine form of Latin broccus, perhaps ultimately of Gaulish origin (see Scottish Gaelic brog; cognate to brochure).
Noun
broach (plural broaches)
- A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
- (masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
- Alternative spelling of brooch
- A spit for cooking food.
- An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
- (architecture, Britain, dialectal) A spire rising from a tower.
- A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
- The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
- The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
Verb
broach (third-person singular simple present broaches, present participle broaching, simple past and past participle broached)
- (transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
- (transitive) To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
- (transitive, figuratively) To begin discussion about (something).
Etymology 2
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Verb
broach (third-person singular simple present broaches, present participle broaching, simple past and past participle broached)
- (intransitive) To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
- (transitive) To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
- (transitive) To be overcome or submerged by a wave or surge of water.
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