~ 1 [ wɪst ]
■ noun a card game, usually for two pairs of players, in which points are scored according to the number of tricks won.
Origin
C17 (earlier as whisk ): perh. from whisk (with ref. to whisking away the tricks); perh. assoc. with ~ 2 .
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~ 2 [ (h)wɪst ]
■ exclamation variant spelling of whisht .