| 单词 | whisk and swabbers |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhisk and swabbers Chiefly plural. Certain cards at the game of whist (see first quot. 1699), which entitled the holder to part of the stakes. whisk and swabbers: a form of the game in which these cards were so used. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > [noun] > varieties of whisk and swabbers1699 twelfth whist1752 Boston1800 short1825 long1832 dummy whist1843 preference1852 solo whistc1875 hearts1884 drive whist1885 cayenne whist1887 duplicate whist1891 duplicate1894 straight whist1901 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > whist > [noun] > type of card swab1681 swabber1699 long card1862 card of re-entry1870 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Swabbers, the Ace of Hearts, Knave of Clubs, Ace and Duce of Trumps. 1704 T. Baker Act at Oxf. iii. ii. 33 We'll sit down to Ombre, Picquet, Wisk, and Swabbers. 1728 J. Swift Intelligencer No. 5. ⁋7 His Grace said, he had heard that the Clergy-Man used to play at Whisk and Swobbers; that as to playing now and then a sober Game at Whisk for Pastime, it might be pardoned, but he could not digest those wicked Swobbers. 1772 Test Filial Duty I. 64 Her thirty thousand pounds would more than discharge all the Knight's play debts, though he should never have a swabber in his hand again. 1812 P. Francis Let. 6 Sept. in Francis Lett. (1901) II. 670 Last night I had the honour to play at french crowns and swobbers with the following Ladies of quality. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. i. 27 The society of half a dozen of clowns to play at whisk and swabbers. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 57/1 Swabbers, ‘I never cared for whisk since swabs went out of fashion’. Said by an old lady at Penzance about ten years since... Each player before beginning to play puts in the pool a fixed sum for swabs. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Swabs or Swabbers, honours at whist. < as lemmas |
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