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Meanings of be a whist in English

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Usage of be a whist in English
1
There was a whist club, and a flourishing woman's club, of course.
The Debtor: A Novel
2
There was a whist party at somebody's house every Wednesday evening.
The Morgesons: A Novel
3
If it is a whist party, you had better play whist, if you can.
How to Do It
4
There was a whist-table for Jane, who had never given up the reserved and stately game.
The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
5
If the leader be a Whist-player, he must remember that Auction is a very different game.
Auction of To-day
6
He was a whist player himself, and perhaps might feel that it would not much amuse him to have her for a partner.
Mansfield Park