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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 upplay

  Familiarity information: DUMMY WHIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DUMMY WHIST (noun)


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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