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DUMMY WHIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dummy whist mean?
• DUMMY WHIST (noun)
The noun DUMMY WHIST has 1 sense:
1. a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
Familiarity information: DUMMY WHIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dummy whist" is a kind of...):
long whist; short whist; whist (a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six)
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