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  • noun Plural form of poacher.

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Examples

  • They say the fish had been caught by what they described as poachers and were being towed by two fishing vessels off the coast of Libya.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • I don't own land to put a food plot on and if I did I couldn't trust the nasty vermin poachers and roadside hunters not to try their handywork.

    Food Plots Vs. Baiting 2009

  • The one and only way to punish poachers, is to hit 'em with a large fine, and publish their mug in every state's hunting regulations, deer expo's and on-line, through public humiliation.

    More Details on the Sad Story of the Biggest Eight-Point Buck Ever Killed 2009

  • The one and only way to punish poachers, is to hit 'em with a large fine, and publish their mug in every state's hunting regulations, deer expo's and on-line, through public humiliation.

    More Details on the Sad Story of the Biggest Eight-Point Buck Ever Killed 2009

  • I don't own land to put a food plot on and if I did I couldn't trust the nasty vermin poachers and roadside hunters not to try their handywork.

    Food Plots Vs. Baiting 2009

  • He seemed to enter fully into the American view; characterizing the marauders in that sea as ` ` ces poachers là '' -- using the English word, although our conversation was in French; and on my saying that the Russian and American interests in that question were identical, he not only acquiesced, but spoke at considerable length, and earnestly, in the same sense.

    [Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White 1906

  • With Sam Adams burning up the iTunes charts and Slaine set to co-star in Ben Affleck's upcoming Charlestown heist flick, The Town, major-label poachers may well be looking toward Boston for the next up-and-gunning rap talents.

    Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com ERIN BALDASSARI 2010

  • In response, many states have amped up the penalties for poaching or other wildlife violations, and one of the more recent ways they've done this with whitetail poachers is to use a fine-calculator based on the buck’s antler size.

    Fining Poachers Based On Boone and Crockett Scores 2009

  • In response, many states have amped up the penalties for poaching or other wildlife violations, and one of the more recent ways they've done this with whitetail poachers is to use a fine-calculator based on the buck’s antler size.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • Most of the poachers are the Sea Gypsies Orang Perahu a sub-group of the Bajau Laut peoples.

    Poaching Cont'd. The Sea Gypsies... Glenda Larke 2007

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