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broach

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) broach (noun)
  2. 2) broach (verb)
  3. 3) broach (verb)
  4. broach post (noun)
  5. broach spire (noun)
  6. broach turner (noun)

1broach

noun \ˈbrōch\

Definition of BROACH

1
: brooch
2
: any of various pointed or tapered tools, implements, or parts: as a : a spit for roasting meat b : a tool for tapping casks c : a cutting tool for removing material from metal or plastic to shape an outside surface or a hole
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Origin of BROACH

Middle English broche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, from Latin, feminine of broccus projecting
First Known Use: 13th century

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Rhymes with BROACH

coach, loach, poach, roach

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