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Irish whist
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whist — whist1 /hwist, wist/, n. a card game, an early form of bridge, but without bidding. [1655 65; earlier whisk, perh. identical with WHISK, though sense relationship uncert.] whist2 /hwist, wist/, interj. 1. hush! silence! be still! adj. 2. hushed;… … Universalium
whist — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland v keep quiet II Irish Slang keep quiet … English dialects glossary
Solo whist — Infobox CardGame title = Solo Whist subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 4 play = Clockwise card rank = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ages = num cards = 52 card deck = Anglo American origin = England… … Wikipedia
hush — interj. 1. silence, be or keep quiet, quiet down, be or keep still, shush, sh, not another word, hold your tongue, Inf. shut up, Inf. shut your mouth, Inf. pipe down, Inf. clam up, Sl. shut your face, Sl. stow it, Sl. can it, Sl. button your lip … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
silence — n 1. stillness, still, hush; noiselessness, soundlessness, quiet, quietness, quietude, Chiefly Irish. whist, Sl. q.t.; peace, peacefulness, peaceableness, calm, calmness, placidity, serenity, tranquility, rest, repose. 2. muteness, Psychiatry.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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Boston — /baw steuhn, bos teuhn/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of Massachusetts, in the E part. 562,994. 2. (l.c.) a variety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards. 3. (usually l.c.) a social… … Universalium
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