v. Simple past tense and past participle of poach.
adj. Cooked, or obtained by poaching
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adj. cooked in hot water
Word Usage
"Even at £29 I might have gone for the Dover sole until I saw it was described as poached, in other words probably cooked sous-vide, or boil-in-the-bag to use a less technical and not quite accurate term."