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The poachard. [Prov. Eng.] Poker picture, a picture formed in imitation of bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood with a heated poker or other iron. Fairholt.

f a kind, full houses, four of a kind, and five of a kind (the highest throw), similar to poker; also, the dice used in this game, esp. when marked with the ace, king, queen, jack, ten, and nine instead of the usual digits.

Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. [Colloq. U. S.] There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling. Lowell.

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A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] Bartlett.

A French gambling game somewhat like poker.

Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves. tramps, or beggars.

To bet, as with chips in the game of poker. To chip in, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]

e during a specified period. -- Fire irons, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs, poker, and shovel. -- Fire main, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out fire. -- Fire master (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the composition of fireworks. -- Fire office, an office at which to effect in…

A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and poker.

escribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. -- Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. -- Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. -- Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. --…

A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used, and called mistigris or mistigri.

A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water, or red-headed, widgeon.

A large poker. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

A fire poker. [R.] C. Richardson (Dict.).

The art or practice of burning pictures on wood with a hot iron; -- called also poker painting. See Poker picture, under Poker.