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poke1 British & World English

jab or prod (someone or something) with one’s finger or a sharp object

poke2 British & World English

a bag or small sack

poke3 British & World English

another term for pokeweed.

a poke round/around in poke1 British & World English

a look or search around a place

poke about/around in poke1 British & World English

look around a place, typically in search of something

poke-check British & World English

poke the puck off the stick of (an opposing player)

a pig in a poke in pig British & World English

something that is bought or accepted without first being seen or assessed

poke one's nose into in poke1 British & World English

take an intrusive interest in

slowpoke British & World English

North American term for slowcoach.

poke bonnet in poke1 British & World English

a woman’s bonnet with a projecting brim or front, popular especially in the early 19th century

Indian poke in poke3 British & World English

a North American plant of the lily family with a poisonous black rhizome and tall sprays of yellow-green flowers