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1. whist
noun. a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six.
Synonyms
- long whist
- card game
- short whist
- Black Maria
- cards
- hearts
Etymology
- whist (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Sentences with whist
1. Noun, singular or mass
If you yearn for the days when you would nod off whist being read a bedtime story, then you should head to London.