¹poker

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noun pok·er \ˈpō-kər\

Definition of POKER

:  one that pokes; especially :  a metal rod for stirring a fire

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First Known Use of POKER

1534

Rhymes with POKER

broker, choker, croaker, joker, ocher, soaker, smoker, stoker, stroker

²poker

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noun po·ker \ˈpō-kər\

Definition of POKER

:  any of several card games in which a player bets that the value of his or her hand is greater than that of the hands held by others, in which each subsequent player must either equal or raise the bet or drop out, and in which the player holding the highest hand at the end of the betting wins the pot

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Origin of POKER

probably modification of French poque, a card game similar to poker

First Known Use: 1836