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whist-player
whistˈ-player noun
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Main Entry:whist

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  • Whist — Infobox CardGame title = Whist subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 4 play = Clockwise card rank = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ages = num cards = 52 card deck = Anglo American origin = England related …   Wikipedia

  • Whist — Whist, n. [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. Each… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • whist — whist1 /hwist, wist/, n. a card game, an early form of bridge, but without bidding. [1655 65; earlier whisk, perh. identical with WHISK, though sense relationship uncert.] whist2 /hwist, wist/, interj. 1. hush! silence! be still! adj. 2. hushed;… …   Universalium

  • whist — 1. noun /wɪst,ʍɪst/ a) Any of several four player card games, similar to bridge. b) Sessions of playing the card game. 2. adjective /wɪst,ʍɪst/ silent …   Wiktionary

  • Bridge whist — Whist Whist, n. [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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Duplicate whist — Whist Whist, n. [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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Solo whist — Whist Whist, n. [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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dummy whist — Origin England Players 3 …   Wikipedia

  • Bid whist — is a variant, played in the United States, of the classic card game, whist. As indicated by the name, bid whist adds a bidding element to the game that is not present in classic whist. It is generally accepted that the game of bridge came from… …   Wikipedia

  • Knock-out Whist — Origin United States Players 4 …   Wikipedia

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