coal poker

  • 1coal — [ koul ] noun *** uncount a hard black substance that is dug from the ground and burned as fuel to provide heat: Put some more coal on the fire. coal dust a piece/lump of coal a. uncount used for talking about the industry of digging coal out of… …

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  • 2coal */*/*/ — UK [kəʊl] / US [koʊl] noun Word forms coal : singular coal plural coals [uncountable] a hard black substance that is dug from the ground and burned as fuel to provide heat Put some more coal on the fire. coal dust a piece/lump of coal a)… …

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  • 3poker — [[t]po͟ʊkə(r)[/t]] pokers 1) N UNCOUNT Poker is a card game that people usually play in order to win money. Lon and I play in the same weekly poker game. 2) N COUNT A poker is a metal bar which you use to move coal or wood in a fire in order to… …

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  • 4poker — pok|er [ˈpəukə US ˈpoukər] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from French poque, card game like poker.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: poke] 1.) [U] a card game that people usually play for money ▪ Can you play poker ? 2.) …

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  • 5poker — UK [ˈpəʊkə(r)] / US [ˈpoʊkər] noun Word forms poker : singular poker plural pokers 1) [uncountable] a card game in which players try to win money 2) [countable] a metal stick used for moving the coal or wood of a fire around …

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  • 6poker — Synonyms and related words: andiron, chain, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, grate, grating, grid, griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, lifter, pothook, salamander, spit, tongs, tripod, trivet, turnspit …

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  • 7poker — pok|er [ poukər ] noun 1. ) uncount a card game in which players try to win money 2. ) count a metal stick used for moving the coal or wood of a fire around …

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  • 8poker — noun 1 (U) a card game that people usually play for money 2 (C) a metal stick used to move coal or wood in a fire to make it burn better …

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  • 9poker — [ˈpəʊkə] noun 1) [U] a card game in which players try to win money 2) [C] a metal stick for moving the coal or wood of a fire around …

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  • 10Fireplace poker — Firestick redirects here. For the Aboriginal practice, see Fire stick farming. A fireplace poker (also known as a stoker ) is a short, rigid rod, preferably of fireproof material, used to adjust coals and wood fuel burning in a fireplace. It is… …

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