stove poker

1. 1.

   fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

   Synonymspokerfire hooksalamander

   Broaderfire iron

Questions about stove poker

What does stove poker mean?

stove poker means "fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire".

What is another word for stove poker?

Close synonyms include poker, fire hook, salamander. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stove poker a common word?

stove poker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.