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whist
(wĭst, hwĭst)n.
A card game ancestral to bridge, played with a full deck by two teams of two players, in which the last card dealt indicates trump, tricks of four cards are played, and a point is scored for each trick over six won by each team.
[Alteration (perhaps influenced by the exclamation whist, silence!) of obsolete and dialectal whisk, perhaps from whisk.]
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whist
(wɪst)n
(Card Games) a card game for four in which the two sides try to win the balance of the 13 tricks: forerunner of bridge
[C17: perhaps changed from whisk, referring to the sweeping up or whisking up of the tricks]
whist
(hwist)interj, adj, vb
a variant of whisht
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whist
(ʰwɪst, wɪst)n.
a card game, an early form of bridge without bidding.
[1655–65; earlier whisk, perhaps identical with whisk, though sense relationship uncertain]
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whist
- The game was originally called whisk, from "whisking away" the cards after the tricks had been taken.See also related terms for tricks.
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whist
Past participle: whisted
Gerund: whisting
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Noun | 1. | whist - a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six dummy whist - a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up hearts, Black Maria - a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades |
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Translations
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whist
n → Whist nt
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whist
(wist) noun a type of card game.
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