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whist drive

British

noun

a social gathering where whist is played; the winners of each hand move to different tables to play the losers of the previous hand

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For me," he continues, "it would become progressively more difficult to talk about music at a whist drive.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2011

Mrs. Buchanan had been giving a whist drive.

From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Bennett, Arnold

Lena asked the Prime Minister one day when she happened to sit next to him at a whist drive at the Chinese Embassy.

From The Toys of Peace, and other papers by Saki

Lady Mary and I attended a whist drive at Farmingdale Priory that evening; but her ladyship was taken with a violent headache and we had to excuse ourselves and leave early.

From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.

It was worse when a whist drive or a singing competition in the Church Army hut was interrupted by one of these Egyptian plagues of darkness.

From A Padre in France by Birmingham, George A.

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