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A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
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A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
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Alternative spelling of brooch.alt-ofalternative
- Mr. S. had a large straw hat, and striped jacket and trousers, and his shirt fastened at the throat by a broach with Carry's hair, for he was always quite above wearing a neckcloth.
- She pinned a broach on her jacket. When Viv saw it, she laughed. “Is that the best you can do? A flower broach?”
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A spit for cooking food.
- He turned a broach that had worn a crown.
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An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
- It [the straw] is laid on to a considerable thickness and firmly secured by ropes or twisted straw, and pinned down by sharpened sticks called 'broaches'
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A spire rising from a tower.UKdialectal
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A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
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The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
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The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
broach
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To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.transitive
- How often has the broached barrel proved not to be for joy and heart effusion, but for duel and head-breakage.
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To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.transitive
- French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.
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To begin discussion about (something).figurativelytransitive
- I broached the subject of contraceptives carefully when the teenager mentioned his promiscuity.
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To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.intransitive
- The small boat broached and nearly sank, because of the large waves.
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To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).transitive
- 18th C, Thomas Dibdin, Tom Bowling Here a sheer hulk lies poor Tom Bowling ... for death hath broached him to.
- Each time we came around into the wind, the sea broached our bow.
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To break the surface of the water.ambitransitive
- Diving officer, broach the ship!