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单词 red-hot poker
释义

red-hot poker


noun

tritoma.

Origin of red-hot poker

First recorded in 1885–90; so called from the fiery red blossoms at the end of the flower spike

Words nearby red-hot poker

red herring, redhibition, red hind, redhorse, red-hot, red-hot poker, Redi, redia, redial, Rediffusion, Red Indian
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Example sentences from the Web for red-hot poker

  • The red-hot-poker grows stiff and straight, but the ragged sailor goes uncombed and untidy still.

    Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey
  • His own face, and the hands he held in front of him were red-hot-poker color.

    King--of the Khyber Rifles|Talbot Mundy

British Dictionary definitions for red-hot poker

red-hot poker

noun

See kniphofia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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