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• Poach — (p[=o]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poached} (p[=o]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Poaching}.] [F. pocher to place in a pocket, to poach eggs (the yolk of the egg being as it were pouched in the white), from poche pocket, pouch. See {Pouch}, v. & n.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Poach — Poach, v. i. To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poach — Ⅰ. poach [1] ► VERB ▪ cook by simmering in a small amount of liquid. ORIGIN Old French pochier (earlier in the sense enclose in a bag ), from poche bag, pocket . Ⅱ. poach [2] ► VERB 1) illegally take (ga …   English terms dictionary

• poach — poach1 [pōch] vt. [ME pochen < MFr pochier, to pocket < poche, pouch, pocket (< Frank * pokka, pocket: for IE base see POKE2): the yolk is “pocketed” in the white] to cook (fish, an egg without its shell, etc.) in water or other liquid… …   English World dictionary

• poach — [[t]po͟ʊtʃ[/t]] poaches, poaching, poached 1) VERB If someone poaches fish, animals, or birds, they illegally catch them on someone else s property. [V n] Many national parks set up to provide a refuge for wildlife are regularly invaded by people …   English dictionary

• poach — poach1 poachable, adj. /pohch/, v.i. 1. to trespass, esp. on another s game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt. 2. to take game or fish illegally. 3. (of land) to become broken up or slushy by being trampled. 4. (in tennis, squash …   Universalium

• poach — I [[t]poʊtʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to trespass, as on another s game preserve, in order to steal or hunt animals 2) to take game or fish illegally 3) to encroach; trespass 4) (of land) to become broken up or slushy through trampling 5) to sink into wet… …   From formal English to slang

• poach — {{11}}poach (v.1) steal game, 1520s, to push, poke, from M.Fr. pocher to thrust, poke, from O.Fr. pochier poke out, gouge, from a Germanic source (Cf. M.H.G. puchen to pound, beat, knock ) related to POKE (Cf. poke) (v.). Sense of trespass for… …   Etymology dictionary

• poach — 1. v.tr. 1 cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water. 2 cook (fish etc.) by simmering in a small amount of liquid. Derivatives: poacher n. Etymology: ME f. OF pochier f. poche POKE(2) 2. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) catch (game or fish)… …   Useful english dictionary

• poach — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English pocchen, from Middle French pocher, from Old French poché poached, literally, bagged, from poche bag, pocket more at pouch Date: 15th century to cook in simmering liquid II. verb Etymology: Middle… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poach — I. /poʊtʃ / (say pohch) verb (i) 1. to trespass on another s land, etc., especially in order to steal game. 2. to take game or fish illegally. 3. to encroach on another s rights; take something belonging to another. 4. Tennis when playing doubles …