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Webster 1913 Edition
Broach
Broach
,Noun.
[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.]
He turned a
broach
that had worn a crown. Bacon.
2.
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
[Prov. Eng.]
Forby.
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.
4.
(Masonry)
A broad chisel for stonecutting.
5.
(Arch.)
A spire rising from a tower.
[Local, Eng.]
6.
A clasp for fastening a garment. See
Brooch
. 7.
A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
8.
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
Knight.
9.
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
Broach
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Broached
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Broaching
.] 1.
To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
I’ll
broach
the tadpole on my rapier's point. Shakespeare
2.
To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,
He bravely
He bravely
broached
his boiling bloody breast. Shakespeare
3.
To open for the first time, as stores.
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.
4.
To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
Those very opinions themselves had
broached
. Swift.
5.
To cause to begin or break out.
[Obs.]
Shak.
6.
(Masonry)
To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.
[Scot. & North of Eng.]
7.
To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Broach
BROACH
,Noun.
1.
A spit, and in some parts of the English dominions, an awl, and a bodkin.2.
A musical instrument played by turning a handle.3.
A clasp or small utensil to fasten a vest. [See Brooch.]4.
A start of the head of a young stag.BROACH
,Verb.
T.
1.
To spit; to pierce as with a spit.2.
To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor; hence, to let out.3.
To open, as a store. [Unusual.]4.
To utter; to give out; to publish first; to make public what was before unknown; as, to broach an opinion.To broach to, in navigation, to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.