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Whist. (See quot. 1876.) Also in Bridge, a signal to one's partner, esp. by the playing of a higher card of a suit followed by a lower, indicating…
Cards. Whist and Bridge. More fully call for trumps. A signal made to one's partner by playing a particular type of card that he or she should…
A type of echo (echo, n. 8) by which a player indicates the possession of three trumps to his or her partner.