| broach | 1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit. "I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point." (Shak) 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 broached his boiling bloody breast." (Shak) 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. 6. To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. 7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach. To broach to, to incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting. Origin: F. Brocher, fr. Broche. See Broach. 1. A spit. "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. 3. <mechanics> 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. 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. A broad chisel for stonecutting. 5. A spire rising from a tower. 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. 9. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. Origin: OE. Broche, F. Broche, fr. LL. Brocca; prob. Of Celtic origin; cf. W. Proc thrust, stab, Gael. Brog awl. Cf. Brooch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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brooch: a decorative pin worn by women bring up a topic for discussion
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A broach is a series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. A broach is typically used to enlarge a circular hole into a larger noncircular shape such as a square or other desired shape. Another typical use of a broach is to cut splines or a square keyway on objects such as gears, driveshafts, pulleys etc. The amount of material removed by each broach tooth (or chisel) varies with the material being cut. ...
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introduce, as in: While the boss was in a good mood, I decided to broach the subject of a raise.
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To finish either an exterior or an interior shape of a workpiece using a cutting tool with a series of teeth that gradually increase as the tool is pushed or pulled.
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Broadside to any obstacle-wind, waves, current, or rocks; usually the prelude to an upstream capsize. Don't broach!
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