The father of whist
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HOYLEThe father of whist
HOYLE"A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" author
declarationsThe naming of trump in bridge, whist, or a similar card game
declarationThe naming of trump in bridge, whist, or a similar card game
bidding(in bridge and whist) The action of stating before play how many tricks one intends to make
bostonvariety of whist, popular in the early 19th century, played by four persons with two packs of cards
finessed(in bridge and whist) Play (a card that is not a certain winner) in the hope of winning a trick with it
finessing(in bridge and whist) Play (a card that is not a certain winner) in the hope of winning a trick with it
trumping(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) Play a trump on (a card of another suit), having no cards of the suit led
trumped(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) Play a trump on (a card of another suit), having no cards of the suit led
discards(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) Play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit
discarding(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) Play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit
tricks(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) A sequence of cards forming a single round of play. One card is laid down by each player, the highest card being the winner
trumps(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) A playing card of the suit chosen to rank above the others, which can win a trick where a card of a different suit has been led