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Whist int.1. World English Historical Dictionary

Whist int.1. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Whist int.1 Now dial. Also 6 whyst, whuist, quist, 9 Sc. wheest. [A natural utterance enjoining silence: cf. HIST, HUST, IST, ST, also HUSHT, WHISHT.] An exclamation to command silence: Hush! (Coinciding with the imperative of WHIST v.1 1.)

1 1382.  Wyclif, Judges xviii. 19. Thei answerden, Whist [v.rr. Whisht, Whischt; 1388 Be thou stille], and put fynger vpon thi mouth.

2 1575.  A. F., Virg. Bucol., v. 14. Leaue of, whyst, say no more.

3 1593.  G. Harvey, Pierce’s Super., Wks. (Grosart), II. 89. If … your tongue [be] soe laxatiue,… whuist a while.

4 1598.  R. Bernard, trans. Terence, Adelphos, III. ii. Quist, quist, what man, art thou well in thy wits?

5 1611.  J. Davies, Worthy Persons, Wks. (Grosart), II. 58/2. Whist, and me attend.

6 1611.  Cotgr., Houische,… husht, whist, ist, not a word for your life.

7 1762.  Sterne, Tr. Shandy, V. i. Whist!—cried one—st, st,—said a second—hush, quoth a third—poo, poo, replied a fourth—gramercy! cried the Lady Carnavallette.

8 1834.  Marryat, Peter Simple, xiii. Whist—hold your tongue—you’ve not heard the end of it.

9 1859.  H. Kingsley, G. Hamlyn, xxxix. When I came to the door Donovan took me by the arm, and saying ‘whist,’ led me into the sitting-room.

10 1891.  Alex. Gordon, Folks o’ Carglen, 54. ‘Whist, whist,’ cried Francie.

11 1894.  Lyttle, Betsy Gray, iii. Wheest, man, or ye’ll wauken up the waen!

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