Word: poaching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Police believe that most of the thefts are by petty criminals who sell the animals at local auctions. But there is evidence that an increasing number of rustlers are hungry householders who drive out from cities to poach meat for the family freezer. "In many cases, the animals are butchered right in the field," says Ron Gaskill of the Michigan Farm Bureau. "They kill a hog and just cut off the hindquarters. What they want is meat...
...upstart tennis bats an poach a few quick sets from your weekly partner. Flaunt that ego But hurry, because the word-of-mouth fad has taken off like a Harold Solomon moon ball and soon your opponent will indulge himself with the weapon. Then you and your rival will both be using oversized racquets. Thus, eventually the racquets will neutralize each other and everyone will be serving from zero. But in tennis that means love...