whist

whist  (hwst, wst)

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.

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[Alteration (perhaps influenced by the exclamation whist, silence!) of obsolete and dialectal whisk, perhaps from whisk.]

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whist¹

n

(Group Games / Card Games) a card game for four in which the two sides try to win the balance of the 13 tricks: forerunner of bridge

[perhaps changed from whisk, referring to the sweeping up or whisking up of the tricks]

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whist²

interj & adj & vb

a variant of whisht

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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.

Thesaurus

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 long whist, short whist card game, cards - a game played with playing cards 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

Translations

whist [wɪst]

A. N → whist m

B. CPD whist drive N → certamen m de whist

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whist [ˈ^hwɪst] n (British) → whist m

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whist

n → Whist nt

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whist [wɪst] n → whist m

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whist

n whist [wist]

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