Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BROACH, v. As in St.Eng., except in the phr.: to broach a person on a thing, to open the matter to him. In the Eng. usage the v. does not take a personal obj. Known to Bnff.2, Abd.9, Ags.1 1936.Lnk. c.1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 56:
I'll tell you what we'll do, I'll hame and broach her the night on't.

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Broach v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/broach_v>

4541

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: