broach
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
broach1
▶verb
- 1 raise (a sensitive subject) for discussion.
- 2 pierce or open (a cask or other container) to draw alcohol.
– origin ME (in sense ‘prick or pierce’): from OFr. brochier, based on L. brocchus, broccus ‘projecting’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
broach2
▶verb Nautical (of a ship) veer and pitch forward, presenting a side to the wind and waves and losing steerage control.
– origin C18: of unknown origin.
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