poach
v. US //ˈpoʊtʃ// UK //pˈəʊtʃ// poach Archaic Business Cooking
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”).
From Old French pocher, pochier (“to trample, poach into”). Doublet of poke.