WHIST


Meaning of WHIST in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier whisk, probably from 2 whisk; 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

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