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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It was, he recalled, a paper that "bothered with the little things in people's lives, the whist drives and flower shows".

From BBC

The other man took the piece of paper and pinned it on the corkboard, where the notices of dances, auction sales, whist drives, and so on were displayed.

From Literature

To read her, one must have an appetite for endless jumble sales and whist drives, and the interfering wisdom of dowagers and distressed gentlewomen.

From New York Times

They and their successors would also enjoy whist drives, concerts and dances.

From BBC

She sees in the invalid priest a chaplain plainly provided as an answer to prayer; Mr. and Mrs. Kane, her confidants, see in the scheme immense occasion for unbridled bazaars and whist drives.

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