1. n. a stiff metal rod with a handle for stirring an open fire.
Phrases and idioms:
poker-work
1. the technique of burning designs on white wood etc. with a heated metal rod.
2 a design made in this way.2. n. a card-game in which bluff is used as players bet on the value of their hands.
Phrases and idioms:
poker-dice dice with card designs from ace to nine instead of spots. poker-face
1. the impassive countenance appropriate to a poker-player.
2 a person with this. poker-faced having a poker-face.
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. G pochen to brag, Pochspiel bragging game