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Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place.

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  1. a. Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place.
  2. a. Stiff like a poker.
  3. Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. [Colloq. U. S.] There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling. Lowell. Stiff like a poker. [Colloq.]
  4. Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerishplace. [Colloq. U. S.]There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling. Lowell.
  5. a. Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish place. a. Stiff like a poker.