n. A spit.n. A spear.n. An awl; a bodkin.n. A spike; a skewer; a sharp stick; specifically, a rod of sallow, hazel, or other tough and pliant wood, sharpened at each end and bent in the middle, used by thatchers to pierce and fix their work.n. A spur.n. A fish-hook.n. A spike or standard for a candle.n. A taper; a torch.n. A spindle; a spool.n. In architecture, formerly, a spire of any kind; now, specifically, as used in some parts of England and by some writers on architecture, a spire which rises directly from the walls of its tower, without parapets and gutters.n. A narrow - pointed chisel used by masons for hewing stones.n. Any tapered boring-bit or drill.n. A straight steel tool with file-teeth for pressing through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools.n. That part of the stem of a key which projects beyond the bit or web, and enters a socket in the interior of the lock.n. That pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.n. The stick from which candle-wicks are suspended for dipping.n. A gimlet used in opening casks for sampling their contents.n. A fitting for an Argand gas-burner.n. A start, like the end of a spit, on the head of a young stag.n. A pin or clasp to fasten a garment; specifically, an ornamental pin, clasp, or buckle, and especially a breast-pin, of gold, silver, or other metal, attached to the dress or depending from the neck: in this sense now usually spelled brooch (which see).To spit; pierce as with a spit.To spur.In masonry, to rough-hew.To open for the first time for the purpose of taking out something; more especially, to tap or pierce, as a cask in order to draw the liquor: as, to broach a hogshead.Hence, figuratively To open, as the mouth for utterance.To let out; shed.To state or give expression to for the first time; utter; give out; especially, begin conversation or discussion about; introduce by way of topic: as, to broach a theory or an opinion.To give a start to; set going.n. An occasional name for the hurdy-gurdy (which see).n. In quarrying, a tool used in a machine-drill to break down the walls between a row of boreholes in order to form a continuous channel. Also called broaching-bit.n. A short-stapled cotton grown in the Broach district of the Bombay Presidency, British India.