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A production process whereby a cutter, called a broach, is used to finish internal or external surfaces
A sudden swooping around broadside to the wind and waves while running
The unplanned turning of a vessel to expose its side to the oncoming waves In heavy seas this could cause the boat to be knocked down
present participle of broach
An involuntary change in heading produced by following or quartering seas
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Machine tool, usually hydraulically operated, for finishing surfaces by drawing or pushing a cutter called a broach entirely over and past the surface. A broach has a series of cutting teeth arranged in a row or rows, graduated in height from the teeth that cut first to those that cut last. Each tooth removes only a few thousandths of an inch, and the total depth of cut is distributed over all the teeth. Broaching is particularly suitable for internal surfaces such as holes and internal gears, but it can also shape external gears and flat surfaces
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A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel
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To be overcome or submerged by a wave or surge of water

Each time we came around into the wind, the sea broached our bow.

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Alternative spelling of brooch
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To open, to make an opening into; to pierce

French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.

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to mention, for the first time
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{f} open a bottle; pierce a cask; open a subject for discussion
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{n} a spit, excrescence, kind of instrument
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{v} to tap, spit, give out, utter
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The aperture into which the key is inserted
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1 In quarrying, to free stone blocks from the ledge by cutting out the webbing between holes drilled close together in a row 2 To finish a stone surface with broad parallel groves A general term describing machine-worked stone finishes Some broached work has a shallow drafted margin surrounding the broaching
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To spit; to pierce as with a spit
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A broad chisel for stonecutting
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Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood
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To cause to begin or break out
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The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper
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Sudden, unplanned, and uncontrolled turning of a vessel so that the hull is broadside to the seas or to the wind
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The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping
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The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key
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To begin discussion about (something)
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When a keelboat sailing on a run capsizes from a strong puff of wind or gets knocked down by a wave Also called a Knockdown or a Wipeout
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A dangerous situation in which a canoe is caught against an obstruction and turned sideways by the current
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A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer
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When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it. Eventually I broached the subject of her early life. To veer or cause to veer broadside to the wind and waves: tried to keep the boat from broaching to
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To turn a boat broadside to the current Usually spells certain upset in heavy water
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To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach
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1 Noun: A tool used to cut the keyway into the cylinder plug 2 Verb: To cut the keyway into a cylinder plug with a broach
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one of the semi-pyramidal slopes at the comers of an octagonal spire springing from a square tower
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To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid
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An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers
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To finish either an exterior or an interior shape of a workpiece using a cutting tool with a series of teeth that gradually increase as the tool is pushed or pulled
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To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves
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A spire rising from a tower
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The turning of a vessel broadside (90°) to the wind or waves, subjecting it to possible capsize (to turn over)
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A long carbide tool for cutting the keyway in the plug of a cylinder lock
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A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift
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When running, to accidentally turn and get broadside on to wind and sea
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To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation
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A clasp for fastening a garment
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A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag
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To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool
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a decorative pin worn by women
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1 Turn sideways to wind and wave 2 Turning or swinging of the boat that puts the beam against the waves, creating a danger of swamping or capsize This is particularly dangerous in high seas
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introduce, as in: While the boss was in a good mood, I decided to broach the subject of a raise
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to round up uncontrollably from a run to a beam reach, heeling over "If broaching sideway to the sea, our dropsied ship may founder by the lee"
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To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor
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A spit
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To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves
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bring up a topic for discussion
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A multiple tooth linear travel cutting tool of bar or slab shape where each tooth takes out a predetermined amount of material
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To open for the first time, as stores
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