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dummy whist

dummy whist noun: a variant of the card game whist, similar to bid whist but played with three players instead of four, and, instead of dealing a kitty, dealing a dummy hand on the team of the player who wins the auction.

Noun

dummy whist (uncountable)

  1. A variant of the card game whist, similar to bid whist but played with three players instead of four, and, instead of dealing a kitty, dealing a dummy hand on the team of the player who wins the auction.

Questions about dummy whist

What does dummy whist mean?
Dummy whist means a variant of the card game whist, similar to bid whist but played with three players instead of four, and, instead of dealing a kitty, dealing a dummy hand on the team of the player who wins the auction.
What part of speech is dummy whist?
Dummy whist is a noun.

Words near dummy whist in the dictionary

  1. dummy text
  2. dummy texts
  3. dummy up
  4. dummy variable
  5. dummy variables
  6. dummy whist
  7. dummy-proof
  8. dummy-proofed
  9. dummy-proofing
  10. dummy-proofs
  11. dummying

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