Definitionn. a card game for four players who form two partnerships
Last update: October 24, 2015
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He had resided in England since the rebellion of 1745, and in 1747, a downpour of rain having prevented the departure of Frederick, prince of Wales, from the Egham races, Bute was summoned to his tent to make up a whist party; he immediately gained the favour of the prince and princess, became the leading personage at their court, and in 1750 was appointed by Frederick a lord of his bedchamber. [Please select]
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Some deputies of the undiscoverable variety played their whist there; M. [Please select]
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Do you play whist. [Please select]
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"Lang ten," the ten of trumps in Scotch whist. [Please select]
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"Whist, whist, sirs, for God's sake." [Please select]
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Once only, in the midst of a game of whist, he broke out with a single comment. [Please select]
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Chitling: all intent upon a game of whist; the Artful taking dummy against Master Bates and Mr. [Please select]
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"And as long as questioning CAN'T do any good, why, we'll just keep whist before the boy." [Please select]
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"Suppose," said he, "we should take a hand at whist for pastime." [Please select]
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Here are some of the chapter headings: "A Rainbow Bridge," "A German Whist," "Golf Euchre," "Valentine's Day," "St." [Please select]
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But Stuart was far from sharing this confidence; and, as they placed themselves at the whist-table, they continued to argue the matter. [Please select]
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