From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abroach \A*broach"\, verb (used with an object) [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See {Broach}.] To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abroach \A*broach"\, adverb [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: of a cask or barrel; "the cask was set abroach" [syn: {broached}]
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