Poached

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtʃt

Verb

1. poached

   (past of poach)

Full definition of poached

Adjective

1. Cooked, or obtained by poaching
• 1931, w, Death Walks in Eastrepps Chapter 1/1, Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.