Concept information
Preferred term
whist
Definition
- Whist is a card game derived from an older game called Ye Triumphe dating back to 1522, more popularly called Ruff and Honors. Ruff and Honors were actually two slightly different games played by similar rules, but with different numbers of cards. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Whist]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/whist
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