If an egg is simmered gently in hot water without its outer cover, it shares its descriptive name with wild game animals taken illegally by hunters. What word is it?
Poached
'Poached' describes an egg cooked without its shell in boiling liquid, and also refers to illegally hunted wildlife.
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