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Poking [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Poking [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Feeling in the dark; stirring with a poker; thrusting at with the horns; putting a poke on.

Poking [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Poking [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Poking-stick [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An instrument formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs then worn.

Poking-stick [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs.