POACH


Meaning of POACH in English

v.tr. 1 cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water. 2 cook (fish etc.) by simmering in a small amount of liquid. poacher n.

[ ME f. OF pochier f. poche POKE(2) ]

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