Look up: Poach

1. poach
   [v] - hunt illegally 2. [v] - cook in a simmering liquid
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2. Poach
   Poach transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Poached ; present participle & verbal noun Poaching .] [ French pocher to place in a pocket, to poach eggs (the yolk of the egg be...
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3. Poach
   Poach intransitive verb 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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4. Poach
   Poach transitive verb [ Confer Old French pocher to thrust or dig out with the fingers, to bruise (the eyes), French pouce thumb, Latin pollex , and also English poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and poke to thrust again...
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5. Poach
   Poach intransitive verb To become soft or muddy. « Chalky and clay lands . . . chap in summer, and poach in winter.» Mortimer.
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6. poach
   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. ... 1. To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. ... 2. To force, drive, or plunge into anything. 'His h...
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7. Poach
   • (v. t.) To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. • (v. & n.) To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel. • (v. i.) To become soft or muddy. • (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a b...
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8. Poach
   To simmer in liquid that is just below the boiling point. Usually about 208 degree F.
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9. POACH
   To cook very gently in hot liquid kept just below the boiling point.
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