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whist

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[ wist, hwist ]
/ wɪst, ʰwɪst /
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noun
a card game, an early form of bridge, but without bidding.
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Origin of whist

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1655–65; earlier whisk, perhaps identical with whisk, though sense relationship uncertain

Words nearby whist

whispering, whispering campaign, whispering gallery, whisperous, whispery, whist, whist drive, whistle, whistleblower, whistle Dixie, whistle for

Other definitions for whist (2 of 2)

Also whisht.

Origin of whist

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1350–1400, Middle English; imitative
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Words related to whist

muted, peaceful, reticent, silent, soft, close, hushed, low, muffled, quieted, reserved, still, fixed, halcyon, pacific, sealed, smooth, stable, static, stock-still

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British Dictionary definitions for whist (1 of 2)

whist1
/ (wɪst) /
noun
a card game for four in which the two sides try to win the balance of the 13 tricks: forerunner of bridge

Word Origin for whist

C17: perhaps changed from whisk, referring to the sweeping up or whisking up of the tricks

British Dictionary definitions for whist (2 of 2)

whist2
/ (hwist) /
interjection, adjective, verb
a variant of whisht
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