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poker

1. Noun.  A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. (defdate, from earlier 16th c.) .
2. Noun.  One who pokes.
3. Noun.  Any of various card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing the cards, the players in sequence make tactical bets or drop out, the bets forming a pool to be taken either by the sole remaining player or, after all rounds and bets have been completed, by those remaining players who hold a superior hand according to a standard ranking of hand values for the game. (defdate, from earlier 19th c.) .
4. Noun.  (poker) All the four cards of the same rank.