Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hole in the wall of a furnace through which a slice-bar or poker can be thrust for the purpose of poking the fire.
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Examples
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The _cabajoutis_ is to Parisian architecture what the _capharnaum_ is to the apartment, -- a poke-hole, where the most heterogeneous articles are flung pell-mell.
Ferragus Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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The _cabajoutis_ is to Parisian architecture what the _capharnaum_ is to the apartment, -- a poke-hole, where the most heterogeneous articles are flung pell-mell.
The Thirteen Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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It goes "floshpp" when extracted, leaving a poke-hole full of water.
unknown title 2009
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In which a camera is inserted into the knee through a small poke-hole.
Metacafe - Today's Videos by Metacafe samuelrichard32 2008
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