| Poach (poach) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Poach |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Poached (?)] 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 |
To cook, as eggs, by breaking
them into boiling water] also, to cook with butter after breaking in a
vessel.
To rob of game; to pocket and convey away
by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
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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.
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| Poach (poach) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Poach |
| F.
pouce thumb, L. pollex, and also E. poach to cook
eggs, to plunder, and poke to thrust against.] |
To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
To force, drive, or plunge into
anything.
To make soft or muddy by trampling
To begin and not complete.
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