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poach

v.
US //ˈpoʊtʃ// UK //pˈəʊtʃ// poach Archaic
Etymology 1

From Middle English pochen (“to poach (eggs)”), from Old French pocher "to put (egg yolks) in pockets" (i.e. in bags formed by the whites), from Old French poche (“pocket”).

Etymology 2

From Old French pocher, pochier (“to trample, poach into”). Doublet of poke.

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