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/
Korean meaning: 밀렵, 불법 사냥
Korean pronunciation: **포**칭
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!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
15세기 프랑스어 'pocher'에서 유래되어 원래 '주머니에 넣다'는 의미였으나, 불법으로 몰래 사냥감을 주머니에 넣는 행위에서 밀렵의 의미로 발전했습니다.
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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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