broachers

broach

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brohch]
- /broʊtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brohch]
- /broʊtʃ/

Definitions of broachers word

noun broachers Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes. 1
noun broachers a spit for roasting meat. 1
noun broachers a gimlet for tapping casks. 1
noun broachers (in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key. 1
noun broachers Also, broach spire. Architecture. an octagonal spire rising directly from a tower without any intervening feature. 1
noun broachers Masonry. a pointed tool for the rough dressing of stone. 1

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Origin of broachers

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English broche < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *brocca spike, horn, tap of a cask (Medieval Latin broca), noun use of feminine of Latin adj. brocc(h)us projecting (said of teeth); (v.) Middle English brochen < Old French broch(i)er, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Broachers

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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broachers popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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