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Definition of Poaching
1. Noun. Cooking in simmering liquid.
Definition of Poaching
1. Verb. (present participle of poach) ¹
2. Noun. Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poaching
1. poach [v] - See also: poach
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poaching
Literary usage of Poaching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by ed Andrew Findlater, John Merry Ross (1868)
"The offence of poaching is punished more severely when five or more go out together,
... In England, there is a Day- poaching Act and a Night-poaching Act, ..."
2. An Analytical Digest of the Cases Published in the New Series of the Law by Francis Towers Streeten, Henry John Hodgson (1852)
"(A) (B) NIGHT poaching. LAWFUL APPREHENSION. Owners and occupiers of land authorized
to kill hares without a game certificate by 11 & 12 Viet, c. ..."
3. The Punishment of Death: A Selection of Articles from the Morning Herald by Thomson Gale (Firm) (1837)
"The cases arising out of night-poaching, and the deadly conflicts which occur
... If severity of enactment could put down night-poaching, surely a law which ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by ed Andrew Findlater, John Merry Ross (1868)
"The offence of poaching is punished more severely when five or more go out together,
... In England, there is a Day- poaching Act and a Night-poaching Act, ..."
5. An Analytical Digest of the Cases Published in the New Series of the Law by Francis Towers Streeten, Henry John Hodgson (1852)
"(A) (B) NIGHT poaching. LAWFUL APPREHENSION. Owners and occupiers of land authorized
to kill hares without a game certificate by 11 & 12 Viet, c. ..."
6. The Punishment of Death: A Selection of Articles from the Morning Herald by Thomson Gale (Firm) (1837)
"The cases arising out of night-poaching, and the deadly conflicts which occur
... If severity of enactment could put down night-poaching, surely a law which ..."
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