abrin (abrin)

[ Abrus +-in2.] A name given to a poisonous principle obtained from Abrus pre cat or i us. abroach (a-broch'), prep. phr. as adv. or a. [ If the full tun of vengeance be abroach , Fill out and swill until you burst again. Webster (?), Weakest Goeth to the Wall, i. 2. To set abroach. (a) To set running; cause to flow or let out liquor, as a cask or barrel. Barrels of ale set abroach in different places of the road had kept the populace in perfect love and loyalty towards the Queen and her favourite. Scott, Kenilworth, II. xi. (b) Figuratively, to give rise to; spread abroad; di eminate; propagate. IMG:content-0083.png:[blocks in formation] There's villainy abroad : this letter will tell you more. Shak., L. L. L., 1. 1. To be all abroad. (a) To be wide of the mark, in a figurative sense; be far wrong in one's gue or estimate. (6) To be at a lo ; be puzzled, perplexed, bewildered, nonplu ed; be all or quite at sea. - The schoolmaster is abroad, education is diffused among the people: often used ironically or punningly, implying that the schoolmaster is absent. See schoolmaster.