abroach

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈbrōch 

1

archaic : in a condition for letting out a liquid (such as wine)

2

archaic : in action or agitation : astir

mischiefs that I set abroach

—William Shakespeare

Word History

Etymology

Middle English abroche, from a- a- entry 1 + broche "pointed rod, broach entry 2"

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1