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2 entries found for poach.
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Main Entry: 1poach
Pronunciation: primarystresspomacrch
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English pochen "to boil an egg without its shell so that the white covers the yolk like a bag," from early French pocher (same meaning), from earlier pochier, literally, "to put into a bag," from poche "bag, pocket"
: to cook in simmering liquid <poached eggs>

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