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blow poke

blow poke noun: a hollow poker through which air can be blown to fuel a fire.

Noun

blow poke (plural blow pokes)

  1. A hollow poker through which air can be blown to fuel a fire.
    • Jim Hardin (as himself): Let me show you what is marked as State’s Exhibit 72, and ask whether you can identify that for me, please. Candace Zamperini: This is my blow poke (she blows) - Blow through it.2004 October 21, 00:56 from the start, in Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, director, The Staircase S1 E6: The Prosecution’s Revenge (Documentary TV Series), spoken by Candace Zamperini (Candace Zamperini)
    • When Jardine was again within our circle, Moody asked, “What’s this about some blow poke?”It isn’t here,” Jardine muttered. “What’s a blow poke?” Moody asked us. “A fireplace tool,” George answered.2004, Donald Bain, Jessica Fletcher, A Vote for Murder: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery: a Novel, page 154

Forms of blow poke

pluralblow pokes

Questions about blow poke

What does blow poke mean?
Blow poke means a hollow poker through which air can be blown to fuel a fire.
What part of speech is blow poke?
Blow poke is a noun.
What is the plural of blow poke?
The plural of blow poke is blow pokes.

Words near blow poke in the dictionary

  1. blow out of proportions
  2. blow out of the water
  3. blow out one's bags
  4. blow over
  5. blow past
  6. blow poke
  7. blow pokes
  8. blow sky high
  9. blow smoke
  10. blow smoke up someone's arse
  11. blow smoke up someone's ass

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