ALL meanings of broacher
broach
B b - noun broacher Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes. 1
- noun broacher a spit for roasting meat. 1
- noun broacher a gimlet for tapping casks. 1
- noun broacher (in a lock) a pin receiving the barrel of a key. 1
- noun broacher Also, broach spire. Architecture. an octagonal spire rising directly from a tower without any intervening feature. 1
- noun broacher Masonry. a pointed tool for the rough dressing of stone. 1
- abbreviation BROACHER brooch. 1
- verb with object broacher to enlarge and finish with a broach. 1
- verb with object broacher to mention or suggest for the first time: to broach a subject. 1
- verb with object broacher to draw (beer, liquor, etc.), as by tapping: to broach beer from a keg. 1
- verb with object broacher to tap or pierce. 1
- verb with object broacher Masonry. to shape or dress (a block of stone). 1
- verb without object broacher Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to veer to windward. 1
- verb without object broacher to break the surface of water; rise from the sea, as a fish or a submarine. 1
- noun broacher A spit; a broach. 0
- noun broacher One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or promoter. 0