poker 1
/poh"keuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that pokes.
2. a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire.
[ 1525-35; POKE 1 + -ER 1 ]
poker 2
/poh"keuhr/ , 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.; perh. orig. braggart, bluffer; cf. MLG poken to brag, play, MD poken to bluff, brag ]