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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 — [pəutʃ US poutʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cook)¦ 2¦(animals)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(steal ideas)¦ 5 poach on somebody s territory/preserve ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pochier, from poche bag, pocket ] [Sense: 2 5; Date: 1600 1700; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Poach — Poach, v. t. [Cf. OF. pocher to thrust or dig out with the fingers, to bruise (the eyes), F. pouce thumb, L. pollex, and also E. poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and poke to thrust against.] 1. To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. [Obs.] Carew.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• poach|er — poach|er1 «POH chuhr», noun. a person who poaches or trespasses, especially to hunt or fish illegally. ╂[< poach1 + er1] poach|er2 «POH chuhr», noun. a vessel or pan for poaching, as eggs or fish. ╂[< poach2 + er1] …   Useful english 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

• Eggs Benedict — Infobox Prepared Food name = Eggs Benedict caption = Eggs Benedict alternate name = country = region = creator = course = served = main ingredient = Eggs, English Muffin, Ham or Bacon and Hollandaise sauce variations = Multiple calories = other …   Wikipedia

• poach — verb 1 COOK (T) a) to cook eggs in a special pan over boiling water: poached eggs on toast b) to cook fish or meat in boiling water or other liquid: Salmon is usually poached in a fish kettle. 2 ANIMALS (I, T) to catch or shoot animals, birds, or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• poach — English has two words poach, both of which go back ultimately to Old French pocher ‘put in a bag’, a derivative of poche ‘bag’ (source of English pocket and pouch). The cookery term [15] is an allusion to the forming of little ‘bags’ or ‘pockets’ …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• poach — English has two words poach, both of which go back ultimately to Old French pocher ‘put in a bag’, a derivative of poche ‘bag’ (source of English pocket and pouch). The cookery term [15] is an allusion to the forming of little ‘bags’ or ‘pockets’ …   Word origins

• 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