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[ poh-ching ] / ˈpoʊ tʃɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR poaching ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission. any encroachment on another's property, rights, ideas, or the like. Origin of poachingFirst recorded in 1605–15; poach1 + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM poachingan·ti·poach·ing, adjectiveWords nearby poachingpo, POA, poaceous, poach, poacher, poaching, poachy, POB, Pobeda Peak, poblano, poboy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for poachingNow poaching is on the rise and wildlife conservation in peril. Ebola Could Deal a Death Blow to Africa’s Wildlife|Brandon Presser|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST “We are reaching a point where deaths from poaching and natural mortality are overtaking the birth rate,” Cathy Dean said. Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too|Joanna Eede|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hillary Clinton has made the end of poaching her cause célèbre since leaving office. Clinton Unites African Leaders in Her Crusade Against Poaching|Nina Strochlic|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sarkozy has looked to repeat his 2007 feat of poaching far-right support, while paying lip service to the centrists he needs. Against All Odds, Can Sarkozy Pull Out an Election Win vs. Hollande?|Tracy McNicoll|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He suspected that the driver, who was identified as Cody Alan Legebokoff, was poaching in the backwoods. A Teen Serial Killer in Canada?|Christine Pelisek|October 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST The head master held poaching to be the deadliest of sins, and poaching on Fernwood especially heinous. The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour Every one of these poaching fellows has the hunter's instinct strongly developed, and neither fines nor gaol can frighten them. The Chequers|James Runciman In poaching, as in everything else, there are varieties of taste, and degrees of superiority. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches|Henri de Crignelle They pretend there's a right of way along the cliffs, and it's nothing on earth but an excuse for poaching. A Fortunate Term|Angela Brazil I need hardly say that in a long life of poaching there were many occasions when I was brought to book. The Confessions of a Poacher|Anonymous
Words related to poachingsmuggle, pilfer, intrude, filch, rob, plunder, appropriate, encroach, steal |