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> What makes you believe this? The definition of “poach” is not intrinsically linked to the notion of ownership/property. My dictionary gives this definition f
by burnerthrow008 1y ago
> What makes you believe this? The definition of “poach” is not intrinsically linked to the notion of ownership/property.
My dictionary gives this definition for "poaching":
1. to trespass for the purpose of stealing game
2. to appropriate (something) as one's own
You cannot "steal" or "appropriate" something which is not property or which cannot be owned. You are being very disingenuous to say that the word is not intrinsically linked to ownership or property.
- haswell 1y agoYour dictionary is either not exhaustive, or it’s out of date. The word is not limited to the notions of “stealing” or “appropriation”, nor has it been for decades. Just one example, but current dictionaries cover the business use of the word (among many others), e.g. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poach https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poach > You are being very disingenuous to say that the word is not intrinsically linked to ownership or property. Are you claiming that other definitions of “poach” do not exist? If you are, you are misinformed. If you are not, you are misunderstanding the word “intrinsic”.