POKE
Poke, v. i.
Defn: To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to
poke about.
A man must have poked into Latin and Greek. Prior.
POKE
Poke, n.
1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs. Ld. Lytton.
2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.
3. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward. [U.S.] Poke bonnet, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.
POKEBAG
Poke"bag`, n. Etym: [So called in allusion to its baglike nest.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: The European long-tailed titmouse; — called also poke-pudding.
[Prov. Eng.]
POKER
Pok"er, n. Etym: [From Poke to push.]
1. One who pokes.