To spit; pierce as with a spit.
To spur.
In masonry, to rough-hew.
To open for the first time for the purpose of taking out something; more especially, to tap or pierce, as a cask in order to draw the liquor: as, to broach a hogshead.
Hence, figuratively To open, as the mouth for utterance.
To let out; shed.
To state or give expression to for the first time; utter; give out; especially, begin conversation or discussion about; introduce by way of topic: as, to broach a theory or an opinion.
To give a start to; set going.
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An occasional name for the hurdy-gurdy (which see).
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In quarrying, a tool used in a machine-drill to break down the walls between a row of boreholes in order to form a continuous channel. Also called broaching-bit.
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A short-stapled cotton grown in the Broach district of the Bombay Presidency, British India.
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A spit.
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A spear.
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An awl; a bodkin.
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A spike; a skewer; a sharp stick; specifically, a rod of sallow, hazel, or other tough and pliant wood, sharpened at each end and bent in the middle, used by thatchers to pierce and fix their work.
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A spur.
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A fish-hook.
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A spike or standard for a candle.
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A taper; a torch.
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A spindle; a spool.
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In architecture, formerly, a spire of any kind; now, specifically, as used in some parts of England and by some writers on architecture, a spire which rises directly from the walls of its tower, without parapets and gutters.
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A narrow - pointed chisel used by masons for hewing stones.
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Any tapered boring-bit or drill.
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A straight steel tool with file-teeth for pressing through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools.
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That part of the stem of a key which projects beyond the bit or web, and enters a socket in the interior of the lock.
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That pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
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The stick from which candle-wicks are suspended for dipping.
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A gimlet used in opening casks for sampling their contents.
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A fitting for an Argand gas-burner.
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A start, like the end of a spit, on the head of a young stag.
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A pin or clasp to fasten a garment; specifically, an ornamental pin, clasp, or buckle, and especially a breast-pin, of gold, silver, or other metal, attached to the dress or depending from the neck: in this sense now usually spelled brooch (which see).