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1.
working definition of ” poach “:

transitive, intransitive verb or noun ]
to poach (somebody/something) (from somebody/something) —
to take and use somebody/something that belongs to somebody/something else, especially in a secret, dishonest or unfair way

source: the advanced oxford dictionary online

2.
main definition for “quote-poach”:

to ‘steal’ a quote that has been attributed to someone else, and then post it up elsewhere.

(even better when you don’t even credit the attributed name, on your facebook/twitter/linkedin/about.me account.)
a)
for the word ‘ poach ‘:-
e.g. 1: the company poached the contract from their main rivals.
e.g. 2: several of our employees have been poached by a rival firm.
e.g. 3: i hope i’m not poaching on your territory (= doing something that is actually your responsibility).

source: the advanced oxford dictionary online

b)
for the phrase ‘ quote-poach ‘:-
example 1 of bad quote-poaching practice:

“i always thought that imagination is more important than knowledge; and yeah, i just made that up lol”
says sc-mbag steve.

example 1 of good quote-poaching practice:
“you know, my mama always said, ‘life is like a box of chocolates, you’ll never know what you’re gonna get,”

reminisces forrest gump.

example 2 of good quote-poaching practice:-
the following lines on a facebook wall/timeline post:

“habit is habit,
and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. ”

wise words, mark twain.

(quote-poached from lift.do)