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poached

poached

English

Verb

poached

  1. simple past tense and past participle of poach

Adjective

poached (comparative more poached, superlative most poached)

  1. Cooked by poaching.
    • 1931, Francis Beeding, chapter 1/1, in Death Walks in Eastrepps:
      Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.
  2. Obtained by poaching.