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Meaning of 'whist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Whist [ a.]
- Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
2 . Whist [ interj.]
- Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
3 . Whist [ n.]
- A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.
4 . Whist [ v. i.]
- To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
5 . Whist [ v. t.]
- To hush or silence.

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