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short whist

short whist noun: a variation of the game whist that uses a five-point game limit and in which two partnerships of four players compete to win the most tricks.

Noun

short whist

  1. A variation of the game whist that uses a five-point game limit and in which two partnerships of four players compete to win the most tricks.

Questions about short whist

What does short whist mean?
Short whist means a variation of the game whist that uses a five-point game limit and in which two partnerships of four players compete to win the most tricks.
What part of speech is short whist?
Short whist is a noun.

Words near short whist in the dictionary

  1. short vowel
  2. short vowels
  3. short wave
  4. short waves
  5. short weight
  6. short whist
  7. short-acting
  8. short-answer
  9. short-answers
  10. short-arse
  11. short-arses

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