bisk
bisk is the archaic spelling of bisque.
bisk is the alternative spelling of bisque.
Meaning of bisque
Noun (1)
bisque (countable and uncountable, plural bisques)
Noun (2)
bisque (plural bisques)
- An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
- Going round with Angus McTavish carrying your bag, she mused, was equivalent to about four bisques to the opposition. Angus McTavish was the sort of man who, just by going about looking like a frozen asset, takes all the edge and zip out of a girl's game.1937 March 19, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, Lord Emsworth and Others, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 851336728; republished Woodstock, N.Y.: The Overlook Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-58567-277-6, pages...
Forms of bisk
| plural | bisks |
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Origin of bisk
Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.
Borrowed from French bisque, of unknown origin; Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, suggests a comparison with Spanish bisca (“gambling house, gambling den”).
Questions about bisk
- What is bisk the archaic spelling of?
- Bisk is the archaic spelling of bisque.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bisk (page history and authors); bisque (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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