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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)

  1. A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
    • lobster bisque
  2. A pale pinkish brown colour.
  3. A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.

Noun (2)

bisque (plural bisques)

  1. 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...
    1. A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
    2. A free point in a handicap real tennis match.

See all 10 meanings of bisque

Forms of bisk

pluralbisks

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.

Words near bisk in the dictionary

  1. bisinuate
  2. bisiridoid
  3. bisiridoids
  4. Bisitan
  5. Bisitun
  6. bisk
  7. Biskara boil
  8. Biskara boils
  9. bisket
  10. biskets
  11. biski

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