Brocher

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A tool or device used for boring holes into materials such as wood, metal, or stone ; the act or process of creating a round hole with a sharp, rotating instrument ; an apparatus designed to enlarge or refine existing holes by cutting away material
2. An implement for making precise cylindrical holes by rotating a cutting edge against a surface ; the technique of enlarging or smoothing holes to achieve accurate dimensions or finishes ; a mechanical instrument employed in machining for hole creation and refinement
3. An item utilized to penetrate solid substrates by circular cutting action ; the method of producing or adjusting holes through a rotating and cutting tool ; a machine component intended for drilling or enlarging holes in various materials

Etymology: A "brocher" is a tool for drilling, a variant spelling of "broacher," and its root is a pointed object. The noun "broach" comes from Old French "broche," meaning a spike or spit, which in turn descends from Latin "broccus," meaning projecting or pointed. A tool for piercing or enlarging a hole is a direct extension of that sense of a sharp spike. The same root produced two other English words that look unrelated. "Brooch," the ornamental pin, is the same word as "broach," with the spelling split over time as one sense shifted toward jewellery. "Broccoli" comes from Italian "broccolo," a small shoot or sprout, from the same Latin base, so a cabbage-like vegetable and a drilling tool share an ancestor meaning something pointed.

Synonyms: embroiderer, decorator, ornamenter