/ ˈpəʊkə(r); NAmE ˈpoʊ-/ noun
1.
[ U ] a card game for two or more people, in which the players bet on the values of the cards they hold
2.
[ C ] a metal stick for moving or breaking up coal in a fire
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 1 mid 19th cent.: of US origin; perhaps related to German pochen to brag, Pochspiel bragging game.