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broach 1. a long tapered toothed cutting tool for enlarging holes 2. a roof covering the corner triangle on the top of a square tower having an octagonal spire 3. a pin, forming part of some types of lock, that registers in the hollow bore of a key 4. a tool used for tapping casks broach [brōch] (mechanical engineering) A multiple-tooth, barlike cutting tool; the teeth are shaped to give a desired surface or contour, and cutting results from each tooth projecting farther than the preceding one. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He recognised no obligation on his part to broach the subject. I'll tell you what, my buck,' said Mr Tappertit, releasing his leg; 'I'll trouble you not to take liberties, and not to broach certain questions unless certain questions are broached to you. After some further discussion, my mother promised once more to assist me, provided I would wait and be patient; and I left her to broach the matter to my father, when and how she deemed it most advisable: never doubting her ability to obtain his consent. |
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