whist
1
[ hwist, wist ]
/ ʰwɪst, wɪst /
noun
a card game, an early form of bridge, but without bidding.
Origin of whist
1
1655–65; earlier
whisk, perhaps identical with
whisk, though sense relationship uncertain
Words nearby whist
Definition for whist (2 of 2)
Also
whisht.
Origin of whist
2
1350–1400, Middle English; imitative
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British Dictionary definitions for whist (1 of 2)
whist
1
/ (wɪst) /
noun
a card game for four in which the two sides try to win the balance of the 13 tricks: forerunner of bridge
Word Origin for whist
C17: perhaps changed from
whisk, referring to the sweeping up or whisking up of the tricks