Noun: poker pow-ku(r)
- Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
"They stayed up all night playing poker games";
- poker game
- Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
"He used the stove poker to rearrange the logs in the fireplace";
- stove poker, fire hook, salamander
Derived forms: pokers
Type of: card game, cards, fire iron
Encyclopedia: Poker, Faith, and Eggs