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or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon.

The American redhead, which is closely allied to the European poachard. Red-crested poachard (Zoöl.), an Old World duck (Branta rufina). -- Scaup poachard, the scaup duck. -- Tufted poachard, a scaup duck (Aythya, or Fuligula cristata), native of Europe and Asia.

One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish contrary to law.

The state of being poachy; marshiness.

Wet and soft; easily penetrated by the feet of cattle; -- said of land

The lyrie.

filled with explosive materials, to be laid in the way of an enemy and exploded on his appoach.

a coagulum. "Clots of pory gore." Addison. Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach. Bacon.

To transport for crime. [Slang, Eng.] She lags us if we poach. De Quincey.

One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.

ing three spines projecting in front of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck, pogge, sea poacher, and armed bullhead.

To shoot with a pistol. "To pistol a poacher." Sydney Smith.

See Poachard.

The poachard. [Prov. Eng.] Poker picture, a picture formed in imitation of bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood with a heated poker or other iron. Fairholt.

See Poach, to cook. [Obs.] Wiseman.

A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.

nvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard.

The poachard.

The poachard. [Prov. Eng.]

k. -- Gray widgeon. (a) The gadwall. (b) The pintail duck. -- Great headed widgeon, the poachard. -- Pied widgeon. (a) The poachard. (b) The goosander. Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser. -- Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary. -- Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.] -- Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler. -- W…