Broach (verb)
bro-ch
Raise (a difficult subject) for discussion.
Pierce (a cask) to draw out liquid.
Middle English from Old French brochier, based on Latin brocchus, broccus ‘projecting’. The earliest recorded sense was ‘prick with spurs’, generally ‘pierce’, which gave rise (late Middle English) to broach (sense 2). broach (sense 1), a figurative use of this, dates from the late 16th century.
Example sentences
“It was hard to broach the subject for discussion.”
“As he broached the cask everyone cheered.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
