Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]
Fine Dictionary

poach

poʊʧ
WordNet
Silver medal. Obverse: chestpiece male within legend. Reverse: poached lion skin, hanging over a mace leaning against the wall within the inscription; cut-off: year
Silver medal. Obverse: chestpiece male within legend. Reverse: poached lion skin, hanging over a mace leaning against the wall within the inscription; cut-off: year
  1. (v) poach
    cook in a simmering liquid "poached apricots"
  2. (v) poach
    hunt illegally "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"
Illustrations
Copper medal. Obverse: chestpiece male within legend. Reverse: poached lion skin, hanging over a mace leaning against the wall within the inscription; cut-off: year
Copper medal. Obverse: chestpiece male within legend. Reverse: poached lion skin, hanging over a mace leaning against the wall within the inscription; cut-off: year
Stuffed head of a rhinoceros and poached horns
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Poach
    To become soft or muddy. "Chalky and clay lands . . . chap in summer, and poach in winter."
  2. Poach
    To begin and not complete.
  3. Poach
    To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
  4. Poach
    To force, drive, or plunge into anything. "His horse poching one of his legs into some hollow ground."
  5. Poach
    To make soft or muddy by trampling.
  6. Poach
    To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
  7. Poach
    To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish.
  8. 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.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. poach
    To poke; thrust; push; put.
  2. poach
    To stab; pierce; spear: as, to poach fish.
  3. poach
    To tread; break up or render slushy by frequent treading; mark with footprints.
  4. poach
    To make a thrust in or as in sword-play.
  5. poach
    To be penetrable, as soft muddy or marshy ground; be damp and swampy.
  6. poach
    To intrude or encroach upon another's preserves for the purpose of stealing game; kill and carry off game in violation of law.
  7. poach
    To trespass upon, especially for the purpose of killing and stealing game.
  8. poach
    To cook by breaking the shell and dropping the contents whole into boiling water: said of eggs.
  9. poach
    To gain an unfair advantage at the start of a race.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Poach
    pōch to dress eggs by breaking them into boiling water.
  2. (v.i) Poach
    pōch to intrude on another's preserves in order to steal game
  3. (v.t) Poach
    to steal game
  4. (v.t) Poach
    pōch to stab: poke: to tread on, and make slushy
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 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

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. pocher, to poke.

Usage in the news

Oil poaching , Ms Louis said, may sound like a preparation better suited to restaurants, but it is home-cook-friendly. online.wsj.com

Unlike deep-frying, oil poaching entails cooking an ingredient at a low temperature until tender. online.wsj.com

Richmond farmer boiling over poached potatoes. vancouversun.com

Gently poach them in a moderate oven. nzherald.co.nz

3 Once cooked, remove the chicken and reduce the poaching liquid to a saucy thickness. nzherald.co.nz

I stumbled on the technique when I was looking for more traditional fish poaching methods that I figured might involve white wine and broth. csmonitor.com

Allen's Poached Egg Salad PBS. iptv.org

Deer hunting poached buck poached buck. deeranddeerhunting.com

Cover, reduce the heat, and poach the eggs over the simmering sauce for 6 - 10 minutes, until they are just firm. pbs.org

Bring a deep pot of water (or milk, wine, butter, stock, tomato sauce, sweet syrup or other flavorful poaching liquid) to a simmer. motherearthnews.com

State Fish and Wildlife agents are investigating the poaching of a moose in a popular hiking area near Spokane. columbian.com

2 brothers suspected in Spokane moose poaching . columbian.com

Poached Eggs With Mint and Yogurt. nytimes.com

A 51-year-old Michigan man faces a few charges for animal poaching . ixy.com

"Anyone who saw any suspicious activity or has information should call Parks and Wildlife Officer Steve Cooley at 719-227-5284 or call a toll-free poaching tip line 1-877-265-6648," officials said. gazette.com

Usage in literature

Am I poaching on your preserve? "Flamsted quarries" by Mary E. Waller

He tried to swallow the poached egg. "Woodland Tales" by Ernest Seton-Thompson

Boiled, baked, fried, poached, scrambled, omeletted? "Moor Fires" by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

A poached egg added to it is quite acceptable. "Breakfast Dainties" by Thomas J. Murrey

On this serve six well-poached eggs. "365 Luncheon Dishes" by Anonymous

After a pause, "However," I said kindly, "you enjoy your letters and I will find what consolation and company I can in a poached egg. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, May 20, 1914" by Various

Fact had for once poached on the domains of fiction. "The Opal Serpent" by Fergus Hume

He was poaching on the domain of the forest monarch. "The Forest Exiles" by Mayne Reid

Nothing more is said about poaching till much later, where Tom, the Water Baby, sees Grimes meet a poacher's death. "Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10" by Charles Herbert Sylvester

When one looks through to find evidences of spiritual influence one finds instead prosecutions for poaching. "Mediæval Wales" by A. G. Little

Usage in poetry
I wonder if the Eastern skies and Eastern odours seem
Familiar to that gipsy man as memories of a dream;
Does Tigris' flow stir ancient dreams from immemorial rest
Ere ever gipsy poached a trout of Itchen or of Test?
"The Gipsy Soldier" by Cicely Fox Smith