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Bring up book on freshwater fish
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broach
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Broach may refer to: Broaching (metalworking) , a machining operation that uses a metalworking tool with a series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel Broach (sailing) , a sudden instability in the heading of a sailboat when sailing downwind BROACH ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Broach \Broach\, n. [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog awl. Cf. Brooch .] A spit. [Obs.] He turned a broach that had worn a crown. --Bacon. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"pointed instrument," c.1300, from Old French broche (12c.) "spit for roasting, awl, point end, top," from Vulgar Latin *brocca "pointed tool," noun use of fem. of Latin adjective broccus "projecting, pointed" (used especially of teeth), perhaps of Gaulish ...
Usage examples of broach.
I wuz agast at the idee, and to think Alminy should broach it to me, and I give her a piece of my mind that must have lasted her for days and days.
Yet I feel that for the Keinaba family, whose wealth and acumen is known and admired throughout the Empire, to instruct one of their own to learn Anglais, one as high-ranking, as valuable, and as perceptive as yourself, Hon Echido, means that there is a more delicate matter you wish to broach.
Harper said, sounding uncharacteristically nervou He plainly believed that either ather Sarsfield, Captain Donaju or Captain lacy should broach the delicate subject that had caused this delegation to seek Sharpe out, but the cha lain and the two em assed officers were silent.
Again Tehei broached Samoa, and again my petit bateau brought the disappointment and the smile of acquiescence to his face.
She could think of no other explanation as to why he would wish to broach Birling House to see .
For the greater part of a week, Turn Around Norman had gone on with the show, exhibiting not the slightest indication that the intruder had broached his interior shell.
Well past dawn, with the cookfire lit, and Fionn Areth beside him, he broached the sensitive discussion concerning the uncanny difficulties ahead.
Still others lolled at ease, their surcoats unlaced, passing the dregs of broached spirits between them.
Like a torrent bursting through a broached dam, the Warden dispatched sequential images unveiling the full course of events.
Another step down the tunnel unfolded the burgeoning tension as Arithon sought to recover the broached grace of his privacy.
The first of the mighty beluga sturgeon had just broached the stream when he gave the word.
But as they passed beyond the ridge east of the cave, the radiant gleam of the rising sun broached the horizon, illuminating the broad plain of standing hay below with an intense golden glow.
Jondalar was still recovering from the mauling that same lion, or his mate, had given him earlier when he and his brother had foolishly broached their den.
Finally, unable to resist the inexorable pressures of the advancing river, they were finally broached, but the obdurate bedrock yielded reluctantly.
The river, unable to climb the northern highlands, had made a sharp turn and broached the ridge to reach the sea.