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Meanings of poach on in English

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Usage of poach on in English
1
He wondered if strangers-Indians ,mostlikely-hadcome to poach on his domain.
The Snowshoe Trail
2
It has gone off on a spree, to poach on its own account.
Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
3
You will admit that you have no right to poach on my preserves.
A Fool and His Money
4
The lion, who permits nobody else to poach on his preserves, is our symbol.
A British Islander / From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
5
So don't attempt to poach on my manor.
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
6
Why should we poach on them when a giant cluster would serve us just as well?
Cities in Flight
7
But whose territory did he poach on?
Who killed palomino molero?
8
Don't poach on preserved ground, Kitty.
The Moon out of Reach
9
Ah, I forgot; there are no keepers now; any vagrant is free to trespass and poach on Herondale!
At Love's Cost
10
If he chose to poach on military territory, he must look after himself and find his own way out.
The Quiet American
11
I shan't poach on the monopoly in cheap theatricals; I shall lie as still as a m-mouse, just where you put me.
The Gadfly
12
They were eager to find out who was back of these new gas companies which were threatening to poach on their exclusive preserves.
The Titan
13
In doing so, he may well have been poaching on other tigers' territories.
The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
14
Because she might have thought she was poaching on my territory?
Bag of Bones
15
Bill was poaching on his territory, and he wasn't going to tolerate it.
The kiss
16
He was poaching on the domain of the forest monarch.
The Forest Exiles: The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds ...
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