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red-hot poker
red-hot poker
noun
- See kniphofia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of red-hot poker1
First recorded in 1885–90; so called from the fiery red blossoms at the end of the flower spike
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Example Sentences
“It felt like someone had taken a red-hot poker out of the fire and stuck it through my chest,” Grantham recalled.
From Washington Post
The image on one side is a skewed view of nature — a field or garden full of red-hot poker plants, their spiky crimson and yellow flowers shown in human-size close-up, pressed against the picture plane.
From Los Angeles Times
One screen takes us through a field of red-hot poker flowers.
From The Guardian
The pain is often described as a red-hot poker or ice pick stabbing behind the eye and on the temple.
From Nature
"It was like having a red-hot poker, put between your vertebrae," she says.
From BBC
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