definition of poker by The Free Dictionary

pok·er 1

(pō′kər)n.

One that pokes, especially a metal rod used to stir a fire.

pok·er 2

(pō′kər)n.

Any of various card games played by two or more players who bet on the value of their hands.

[Probably from French poque, a card game similar to poker popular in the 18th century, probably from German pochen, to knock, pound, boast, brag (as in (ich) poche, (I) knock, bet (said while rapping the table when opening in the German card game Pochspiel)); akin to German poch, interjection imitative of a knock.]

poker

(ˈpəʊkə) n

1. (Tools) a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire

2. a person or thing that pokes

poker

(ˈpəʊkə) n

(Card Games) a card game of bluff and skill in which bets are made on the hands dealt, the highest-ranking hand (containing the most valuable combinations of sequences and sets of cards) winning the pool

[C19: probably from French poque similar card game]

pok•er1

(ˈpoʊ kər)

n.

1. a person or thing that pokes.

2. a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire.

[1525–35]

pok•er2

(ˈpoʊ kər)

n.

a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.

[1825–35, Amer.; perhaps orig. braggart, bluffer; compare Middle Low German poken to brag, play, Middle Dutch poken to bluff, brag]

Poker

A metal rod about two feet long with a handle on one end and a right angle bend on the other. Pokers were used to stir burning wood or coal in stoves.

Translations

pokerpohrabáč

pokerildrager

hiilihanko

poker

piszkavas

pókerskörungur

火かき棒

부지깽이

pokers

kutáčpoker

poker

ไพ่โป๊กเกอร์

bài poke

poker

:

poker dice n

(= single dice) → Pokerwürfel m; (= set of five) → Pokerwürfel pl

no pl (= game) → Würfelpoker nt or m

pokerwork

n (Brit) → Brandmalerei f

poker

1

poker

2

poker

1[ˈpəʊkəʳ] n

(

for fire

) →

attizzatoio

poker

2[ˈpəʊkəʳ] n

(

Cards

) →

poker m inv

poker1

(ˈpəukə) noun

a kind of card game

usually

played for money.

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Poker

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