poach

Definitions

1. 1.To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder. Garth.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.To stab; to pierce; to spear, \as fish. [Obs.] Carew.
4. 4.To force, drive, or plunge into anything. [Obs.] His horse poching one of his legs into some hollow ground. Sir W. Temple.
5. 5.To make soft or muddy by trampling Tennyson.
6. 6.To begin and not complete. [Obs.] Bacon.
7. 7.To become soft or muddy. Chalky and clay lands . . . chap in summer, and poach in winter. Mortimer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder. Garth called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to stab; to pierce; to spear, \as fish. [Obs.] Carew called?
• What is to force, drive, or plunge into anything. [Obs.] His horse poching one of his legs into some hollow ground. Sir W. Temple called?
• What is to make soft or muddy by trampling Tennyson called?
• What is to begin and not complete. [Obs.] Bacon called?
• What is to become soft or muddy. Chalky and clay lands . . . chap in summer, and poach in winter. Mortimer called?