n. | 1. | A spit. |
| 2. | An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers. |
| 3. | (Mech.) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper. |
| 4. | (Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting. |
| 5. | (Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. |
| 6. | A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch. |
| 7. | A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag. |
| 8. | The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. |
| 9. | The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. |
v. t. | 1. | To spit; to pierce as with a spit. |
| 2. | To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood. |
| 3. | To open for the first time, as stores. |
| 4. | To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation. |
| 5. | To cause to begin or break out. |
| 6. | (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. |
| 7. | To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach. |