WHIST


Meaning of WHIST in English

/ wɪst; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a card game for two pairs of players in which each pair tries to win the most cards

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (earlier as whisk ): perhaps from whisk (with reference to whisking away the tricks).

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