Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - poker
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poker
1. n. a stiff metal rod with a handle for stirring an open fire. Phrases and idioms poker-work 1 the technique of burning designs on white wood etc. with a heated metal rod. 2 a design made in this way. 2. n. a card-game in which bluff is used as players bet on the value of their hands. Phrases and idioms poker-dice dice with card designs from ace to nine instead of spots. poker-face 1 the impassive countenance appropriate to a poker-player. 2 a person with this. poker-faced having a poker-face. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. G pochen to brag, Pochspiel bragging game
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I. noun Date: 1534 one that pokes, II. noun Etymology: probably modification of French poque, a card game similar to ~ Date: 1836 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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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