poachy

[poh-chee]

adjective

poachier, poachiest 

1. (of land) slushy; swampy.

Other Word Forms

• poachiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of poachy¹

First recorded in 1700–10; poach ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Sheep are much less subject to this disease than cattle are; but encounter it, if kept in wet, filthy yards, or on moist, poachy ground.

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I pet em adrée my poachy an’ jailed apré the purge and latched odói my pal’s chavo, an’ he pook’d mandy, ‘Where you jāllin to, kāko?’

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So he pet em adrée his poachy, an’ pookered mandy, ‘What’ll tu lel to pi?’

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‘Avali,’ I says he, ‘I’ve got ’em acaï in my poachy.’ 

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And when yuv’s mullo I pet my wast adrée his poachy and there mandy lastered the cigaras. 

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