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Poke
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; - called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.
(2):
(n.) A bag; a sack; a pocket.
(3):
(v. t.) To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed; hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.
(4):
(n.) A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
(5):
(n.) A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting person.
(6):
(n.) The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs.
(7):
(v. t.) To thrust with the horns; to gore.
(8):
(v. i.) To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as, to poke about.
(9):
(v. t.) To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.
(10):
(n.) A long, wide sleeve; - called also poke sleeve.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Poke'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/poke.html. 1828.
