poach

poach
 v.β€” Β«Burton has committed $20,000 to a campaign for equal access for snowboarders. Earlier this month, he said he would award $5,000 to boarders who submit the best footage of themselves riding at resorts that prohibit themβ€”a practice known as “poaching.”Β» β€”β€œSkiers only: Two Utah resorts among three in the nation without snowboards” by Hannah Karp Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City, Utah) Dec. 27, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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