WHIST

I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English; imitative Date: 14th century to be silent ; hush , II. adjective Date: 15th century quiet , silent , III. noun Etymology: alteration of earlier whisk, probably from 2whisk; from whisking up the tricks Date: 1663 a card game for four players in two partnerships that is played with a pack of 52 cards and that scores one point for each trick in excess of six