Poach v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poached p. pr. & vb. n. Poaching.]
  1. To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water; also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.
  2. To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as game; hence, to plunder.
  poaching
       n : cooking in simmering liquid