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Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..

By :: By (a.) Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as, by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business, by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc..

Unappropriate :: Unappropriate (v. t.) To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly..

Private :: Private (a.) Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding..

Idiot :: Idiot (n.) A man in private station, as distinguished from one holding a public office..

Ostracize :: Ostracize (v. t.) To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends..

Publish :: Publish (v. t.) To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict..

By-room :: By-room (n.) A private room or apartment.

Elope :: Elope (v. t.) To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart..

Privateer :: Privateer (v. i.) To cruise in a privateer.

Privity :: Privity (a.) Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern; cognizance implying consent or concurrence.

Concierge :: Concierge (n.) One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female..

Confidence :: Confidence (n.) Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them..

Bondholder :: Bondholder (n.) A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.

Subsigned :: Subsidy (n.) A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation, or the like, to a private person or company to assist the establishment or support of an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to the owners of a line of ocean steamships..

Board :: Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..

By-respect :: By-respect (n.) Private end or view; by-interest.

By-end :: By-end (n.) Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.

Private :: Private (n.) One not invested with a public office.

Home-felt :: Home-felt (a.) Felt in one's own breast; inward; private.

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