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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
poaching
    n 1: cooking in simmering liquid

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Poach \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 cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water;
      also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
      --Bacon.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as
      game; hence, to plunder. --Garth.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Poaching:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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