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encroach
early 14c., from O.Fr.
encrochier
"seize, fasten on, perch," lit. "to catch with a hook," from
en-
"in" +
croc
"hook," from O.N.
krokr
"hook." Sense of "trespass" is first recorded 1530s. Related:
Encroached
;
encroaches
;
encroaching
.
