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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whist drive

Meanwhile, the whist drive ticket, priced at 6d or sixpence, would have taken place during the reign of King Charles III's grandfather, George VI, hosted by the Buckingham palace social club.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

A ticket for a "whist drive" - a card game event hosted by the palace on 14 April 1949 - was found embedded in a lump of brick.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

From The Guardian ● Jan. 30, 2011

A pig and sty constituted first prize at a recent whist drive at Bishop's Waltham.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-11 by Various

Mrs. Buchanan had been giving a whist drive.

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

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