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whist
n. card game


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Whist
Whist is a classic trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. It developed from the older game Ruff and Honours. Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play; since the only information known at the start is the player's thirteen cards, the game is difficult to play well.
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whist
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) long whist, short whist
(hypernym) card game, cards
(hyponym) dummy whist


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n. whist, card game

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n. whist, card game

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