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broacher

Variant of broach

noun

  1. a sharp-pointed rod used to hold roasting meat; spit
  2. a tapered bit on a metal-cutting machine tool that is pulled or pushed through a hole to enlarge or shape the hole
  3. a device for tapping casks
  4. a hole made by a broach
  5. brooch

transitive verb

  1. to make a hole in so as to let out liquid; tap (a cask)
  2. to enlarge or shape (a hole) with a broach
  3. to start a discussion of; bring up; introduce: to broach a subject

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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