| 单词 | whist drive |
| 释义 | whist drive noun[C] UKuk/ˈwɪst ˌdraɪv/us/ˈwɪst ˌdraɪv/asocialoccasionat whichpeopleplaywhist 惠斯特纸牌戏会Card games
Examplesofwhist drivewhist drive Its second purpose is to make legal small card games, particularly thewhistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He could have collected that by holding awhistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The result of the proceeds of thewhistdriveand dance was put up in the ship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, they display all the characteristics of a spare trick at awhistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If somebody wants to make a fortune or ruin himself he will not indulge in one of these small lotteries, or go to awhistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The object is to provide a limit to the amount which may be appropriated on account of expenses from the proceeds of thewhistdriveor other entertainment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Awhistdrivecannot legally be held in a church hall or women's institute, but, in their wisdom, normally the police do not take action when such events are organised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The parish council meets there, and always has done, as do the women's institute, the model aero club, the dressmaking club, the keep-fit class, the parishwhistdrive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the man who goes to an ordinarywhistdrivenever expects to see his half-crown back, whether enough money is subscribed or not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People have told me they are sick and tired of getting up whist drives to pay for their children's education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been a number of judicial decisions to the effect that whist drives held under certain conditions are unlawful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The questions raised now are, is it desirable to legalise small whist drives, and. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The object of the exercise is that there should be a number of small whist drives which are held all over, say, the county. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an exception primarily to assist the holding of whist drives, and as such, it is an exception to the present law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a farm lobby mourning local bus services to go to whist drives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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