Broad"cast` (?), n. Agric.
A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
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Broad"cast`, a.
1.
Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
2.
Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
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Broad"cast`, adv.
So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
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