poaching — the illegal hunting or catching of wild animals on someone else's land
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the illegal hunting or catching of wild animals on someone else's land
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- The park rangers installed night vision cameras to catch poaching red-handed.
- My neighbor keeps poaching my WiFi password, which I consider digital poaching!
- The chef's poaching technique was so perfect that the salmon melted in my mouth.
poaching
NOUN[/ˈpoʊtʃɪŋ/]
the illegal hunting or catching of wild animals on someone else's land
the illegal hunting or catching of wild animals on someone else's land
Coaching rangers approaching to stop poaching!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from 15th-century French 'pocher', which originally meant 'to put into a pocket'. The meaning evolved to denote the illegal act of secretly placing game into one's pocket, eventually developing into the broader sense of illegal hunting or theft of game.
Breakdown
poach (from French pocher, 'to pocket') + -ing (suffix denoting an action or process).
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The park rangers installed night vision cameras to catch poaching red-handed.”
“My neighbor keeps poaching my WiFi password, which I consider digital poaching!”
“The chef's poaching technique was so perfect that the salmon melted in my mouth.”
“Google was accused of poaching Apple's employees with irresistible job offers.”
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