Look up: Whist

1. whist
   [n] - a card game for four players who form two partnerships
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2. Whist
   Whist interj. [ Confer German st ! pst ! bst ! .......... Confer Hist .] Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
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3. Whist
   Whist noun [ From Whist , interj .] A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards...
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4. Whist
   Whist transitive verb [ From Whist , interj .] To hush or silence. [ Obsolete] Spenser.
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5. Whist
   Whist intransitive verb To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute. [ R.] Surrey.
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6. Whist
   Whist adjective [ Properly past participle of whist , v.] Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet. 'So whist and dead a silence.' Sir J. Harrington. « The winds, with wonder whist , Smoothly the wat...
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7. Whist
   Whist noun -- Bridge whist . See Bridge , noun , above. -- Duplicate whist , a form of whist in playing which the hands are preserved as dealt and played again by other players, as when each s...
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8. whist
   long whist noun 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
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9. Whist
   • (n.) A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finish...
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10. whist
    trick-taking card game developed in England. The English national card game has passed through many phases of development, being first recorded as ... [3 related articles]
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11. whist
    whist, card game for four players, those on opposite sides of the table being partners. The full pack of 52 cards is dealt. The dealer's last card is turned up to indicate trump, and after he draws this card in hand, the player on the left of the dealer leads. Cards rank from ace down through two, a...
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12. Whist
    Whist, originally called Whisk, is an old card game known to have been played in the early 17th century, played by four person forming two pairs. Whist is played with a standard 52-card deck, the entire deck being dealt out, the last card being turned over and defining the trumps. The dealer then pi...
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13. whist
    Card game for four, predecessor of bridge, in which the partners try to win a majority of the 13 tricks (the highest card played being the winner of the trick)
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14. whist
    popular 19th century card game, evolved into today's bridge.
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15. Whist
    `Whist` is a classic English trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. It derives from the 16th century game of `Trump` or `Ruff`, via Ruff and Honours. --> Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play. History: Apparently ...
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