Meaning of "solo whist" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SOLO WHIST

solo whist

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLO WHIST

Solo whist is a noun.

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WHAT DOES SOLO WHIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Solo whist

Solo Whist, sometimes known as simply Solo, is a trick-taking card game whose direct ancestor is the 17th-century Spanish game Ombre, based on the English Whist. Its major distinctive feature is that one player often plays against the other three. However, players form temporary alliances with two players playing against the other two if "Prop and Cop" is the current bid. It requires four players using a standard 52 card deck with no jokers. Aces are high and the deal, bidding and play are clockwise.

Definition of solo whist in the English dictionary

The definition of solo whist in the dictionary is a version of whist for four players acting independently, each of whom may bid to win or lose a fixed number of tricks before play starts, trumps having usually been decided by cutting.

TRANSLATION OF SOLO WHIST

Find out the translation of solo whist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of solo whist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solo whist» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 惠斯特单飞
• Translator English - Spanish: solo whist
• English: solo whist
• Translator English - Hindi: एकल ह्विस्ट
• Translator English - Arabic: صه منفردا
• Translator English - Russian: соло вист
• Translator English - Portuguese: solo de whist
• Translator English - Bengali: একক হুইস্ট
• Translator English - French: solo whist
• Translator English - Malay: Whist solo
• Translator English - German: Solo Whist
• Translator English - Japanese: ソロホイスト
• Translator English - Korean: 솔로 침묵
• Translator English - Javanese: Whist solo
• Translator English - Vietnamese: solo của suỵt
• Translator English - Tamil: தனி விஷ்மி
• Translator English - Marathi: सोलो कर्कश आवाज
• Translator English - Turkish: Yalnız whist
• Translator English - Italian: Solo Whist
• Translator English - Polish: Solo wista
• Translator English - Ukrainian: соло віст
• Translator English - Romanian: solo whist
• Translator English - Greek: σόλο ουίστ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: solo stilte
• Translator English - Swedish: solo whist
• Translator English - Norwegian: solo whist

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLO WHIST»

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Solo Whist: Its Whys and Wherefores

Originally published in 1899, this is a comprehensive guide to the many intricacies to the game of Solo Whist.

C. J. Melrose, 2008

Hoyles Card Games

There are two varieties of the game that must be just mentioned before dismissing the subject. These are Solo Whist for five players, and Solo Whist for three players. Where the table consists of five, one man stands out every round, the person ...

L. Dawson, 2013

The Book of Card Games

Solo Whist is a version of Whist which introduces a bidding principle and allows players to play for themselves. It is essentially a game played for stakes. It is usually just called Solo. Players Solo Whist is for four players. Cards The standard ...

Peter Arnold, 1988

The Complete Hoyle's Games

There are two varieties of the game that must be just mentioned before dismissing the subject. These are Solo Whist for five players, and Solo Whist for three players. Where the table consists of five, one man stands out every round, the person ...

Edmond Hoyle, Lawrence Hawkins Dawson, 1950

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Card Games

Temporary partnerships are formed in solo whist, but each player scores for himself. Basically play is as for whist, but the game has its own bidding and scoring systems. Players Solo whist is a game for four players. At the start of each hand ...

‎1995

Intensive Culture of Vegetables on the French System

The Game Taught by Reason instead of by Rule, on the same popular lines as " Scientific Whist" and "Solo Whist," And by the same Author, C. J. MELROSE. With Illustrative Hands in Colours. Third Edition. In cloth gilt, price 3/6, by post 3/10.

P. Aquatias, 2009

Library of Congress Subject Headings

S6] BT Card games Games for one Solo songs USE Songs Solo songs, Sacred USE Sacred songs Solo Valley (Java, Indonesia) USE Solo River Valley (Java, Indonesia) Solo vocal music, Secular USE Songs Solo whist [GV1289] UF Boston  ...

Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009

Chembers 21 Century Dictionary

4 (in full solo whist) a card game based on WHIST, in which various declarations are made and the declarer does not have a partner, o adj performed alone, without assistance or accompaniment. &• adverb alone o fly solo. »• verb (soloed  ...

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A Life of Books: The Story of D.W. Thorpe Pty. Ltd., 1921-1987

About ten minutes later a man banged a pile of books on the shelf and shouted, ' Books on poker, euchre, solo whist' . I went to collect them, blushing. My Methodist upbringing and my naivety, which I retained until about 50 years old, made me ...

Joyce Nicholson, Daniel Wrixon Thorpe, 2000

Library of Congress Subject Headings

S6] Solo whist [GV1289] UF Boston (Game) BT Whist Solo with piano USE subdivision Solo with piano after music headings in which the medium of performance is one solo instrument with accompanying ensemble, e.g. Concertos ...

‎1989

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLO WHIST»

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Sleaford area community news

Whist drives are being held every Friday night and the first and third ... Solo Whist will take place on the first Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm at the ... «Sleaford Target, Jan 15»

Sheffield United: Furniss and Collindridge remember the Blades last …

But I could never give him any about solo whist, which was very popular on trips, or the billiard table. “Alex Forbes was the only person who could touch Fred ... «The Star, Nov 14»

What's On - September 13, 14 & 15

SOLO WHIST DRIVE. Every second and fourth Saturday. Poulton Community Centre, Breck Drive, Poulton. 1.30pm. Details, [phone] or [phone]. «Blackpool Gazette, Sep 13»

What's On - May 10, 11 & 12, 2013

SOLO WHIST DRIVE. Every second and fourth Saturday. Poulton Community Centre, Breck Drive, Poulton. 1.30pm. Details, [phone] or [phone]. «Blackpool Gazette, May 13»

What's On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September

SOLO WHIST DRIVE. Every second and fourth Saturday. Poulton Community Centre, Breck Drive, Poulton. 1.30pm. Details, [phone] or [phone]. «Blackpool Gazette, Sep 12»

What's On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September

SOLO WHIST DRIVE. Every second and fourth Saturday. Poulton Community Centre, Breck Drive, Poulton. 1.30pm. Details, [phone] or [phone]. «Blackpool Gazette, Sep 12»

What's On Easter Weekend Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April

SOLO WHIST DRIVE. Every second and fourth Saturday. Poulton Community Centre, Breck Drive, Poulton. 1.30pm. Details, [phone] or [phone]. «Blackpool Gazette, Apr 11»

Dave 'Compo' Compton Interview!

Women played kalooki and the men solo whist. I think I saw as much as 3 pounds change hands one night. Once I started work Saturdays for me were always ... «PokerNews.com, Oct 08»