Look up: poker

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   poker
   [n] - fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle 2. [n] - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
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   Poker
   Pok'er noun [ From Poke to push.] 1. One who pokes. 2. That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals. 3. A poking-stick. Decker. 4. (Zoology) The poachard. [ Prov. Eng.] Poker picture , a picture formed in imitation of bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood wi ...
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   Poker
   Pok'er noun [ Of uncertain etymol.] A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States. Johnson's Cyc.
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   Poker
   Pok'er noun [ Confer Danish pokker the deuce, devil, also W. pwci , a hobgoblin, bugbear, and English puck .] Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to haunt the darkness; a bugbear. [ Colloq. U. S.]
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   poker
   1. One who pokes. ... 2. That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals. ... 3. A poking-stick. ... 4. <zoology> The poachard. Poker picture, a picture formed in imitation of bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood with a heated poker or other iron. ... Origin: From Poke to pus ...
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   poker
   stove poker noun fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
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   poker
   poker game noun any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
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   Poker
   `Poker` is a popular type of card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (`hand`) in their possession, by placing a bet into a central `pot.` The winner is the one who holds the hand with the highest value according to an established hand rankings hierarchy, or otherwise the player who remains `in the hand` after all others have `folded` (the player who makes an `un-called bet.`). Poker has many variations, all following ...
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   Poker
   • (n.) A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about 1835 in the Southwestern United States. • (n.) One who pokes. • (n.) That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals. • (n.) The poachard. • (n.) Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to ha...
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    poker
    (from the article `fireplace`) ...fire have changed little since the 15th century: tongs are used to handle burning fuel, a fire fork or log fork to maneuver fuel into position, ...
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    poker
    card game played in various forms throughout the world. Its popularity is greatest in North America, where it originated. It is played in private ... [5 related articles]
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    poker
    poker, card game, believed to have originated in Asia and first played in the United States in the 19th cent. A traditional cutthroat gambling game at first, it is now also an internationally popular social pastime.Sections in this article:IntroductionBasic RulesBibliography
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