English Explanatory Dictionary

poking-stick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing.

Word forms

poking-stick poking-sticks

Related words

better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick more than one can poke a stick at
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