poker

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But then a poker is a part of domesticity; and might be used by the wife as well as the husband.

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  1. noun One that pokes, especially a metal rod used to stir a fire.
  2. noun Any of various card games played by two or more players who bet on the value of their hands.

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  • “Oh!” said Raphignac, as the poker was withdrawn, and Moore with it, “vat a d—-ole savage is dat Larry Moore!” Thus a part of West Florida became a part of Louisiana. —  The Memories of Fifty Years
  • VFW Ladies Auxiliary at 1 p.m. Wednesday -- poker, noon;
  • Online poker is the Internet version of the game of poker, and should not be confused with video poker machines.
  • Cards went in the air moments ago here on Day 1B of the LAPT Grand Final and though there isn't quite the media circus that we witnessed 24 hours ago when Boris Becker sat down to play, the room is filled nearly to capacity with Latin American poker's best and brightest. —  PokerStars Poker Blog
  • Viña Del Mar, Chile - January 23, 2009: 39-year-old Fabian Ortiz, from Argentina, has become the first ever Latin American poker player to win a PokerStars. net LAPT title with his victory at the inaugural Chile event in Viña del Mar. Just like that an unknown on the poker tournament circuit is suddenly $1.3 million richer as Stewart Scott wins the 2009 Aussie Millions main event. —  Gambling911.com RSS News Feed
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big slick · dead man's hand · all-in · drawing dead · muck · nut flush · gutshot · suited · over the top · kicker · pocket pair

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. from poke + -er.
  2. Cf. Swedish pocker, Danish pokker, the devil, deuce, and see puck. Cf. hodgepoker.
  3. Origin obscure; perhaps a particular use, as orig. applied, of poker or poker, but, as with some other names of card-games (e. g. euchre), the origin is without literary record.
  4. Cf. pochard.
 

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