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Poach | 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To force, drive, or plunge into anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His horse poching one of his legs into some hollow ground. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] 3. To make soft or muddy by trampling. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 4. To begin and not complete. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] |
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