abroach
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9.9
Opened so you can pour the drink from a cask or barrel
- adjective
- Archaic
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abierto
- When the wine barrel was set abroach, the guests eagerly awaited a taste.
Examples
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The innkeeper kept several casks abroach during the festival.
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The wine barrel was left abroach for several days.
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Once the keg was abroach, the ale flowed freely into mugs.
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He opened the cask abroach to serve the guests.
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Once the keg was abroach, the ale flowed freely into mugs.
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When the wine barrel was set abroach, the guests eagerly awaited a taste.
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The innkeeper kept several casks abroach during the festival.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
abroach positive
Etymology
Abroach comes from an old verb like broach, which meant 'to pierce' a barrel so a tap could be put in and the drink could flow. So when a cask is abroach, it has been opened and is ready for its contents to be poured.