not easily
bent, rigid; unyielding. A
poker is a
hard inflexible metal rod that is used in adjusting or stirring
burning logs or coals, thus the expression,
stiff as a
poker. This expression dates back to the eighteenth century.
(informal) in a
fixed and unyielding
position. A
poker is a metal rod for poking or stirring a
fire.
(informal) in a
fixed and unyielding
position.