I think “poke” refers to a bag or other container. The pig is in the poke, having been carried to market in it, and cannot be seen. To buy the pig without looking in the poke to see it and evaluate it gives rise to the adage about buying a pig in a poke.
Norris Larson, Easy Reachi #203
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