red-hot poker
noun
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-flag,
red-handed,
red-headed,
red-headed woodpecker,
red-hot,
red-hot poker,
red-lead ore,
red-lead putty,
red-legged partridge,
red-letter,
red-letter day
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 BaileyHis own face, and the hands he held in front of him were red-hot-poker color.
King--of the Khyber Rifles |Talbot Mundy