\A*broach"\, v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See
{Broach}.]
To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.

\A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.]
1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding
   liquor, as a cask which is tapped.
         Hogsheads of ale were set abroach.    --Sir W.
                                               Scott.
2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot;
   astir. ``Mischiefs that I set abroach.'' --Shak.