Both Uses of
broach
in
Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Janie acted glad to see her and after a while Pheoby broached her with, "Janie, everybody's talkin' 'bout how..."
p. 112.3 *broached = brought up a topic for discussion - especially an awkward topic
- There's some women dat jus' ain't for you tuh broach.†
p. 39.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(broach as in: broached the subject) bring up a topic for discussion - especially an awkward topic
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Other senses of broach include a type of jewelry and to open or pierce something.