short whist

short 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
Syn: ↑whist, ↑long whist
Hypernyms: ↑card game, ↑cards
Hyponyms: ↑dummy whist, ↑hearts, ↑Black Maria

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noun
: whist played under the rule that five points constitute a game

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short whist
A game of five points
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Main Entry:whist

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