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BISQUE (a
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French word of unknown origin, formerly spelt in
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English " bilk ")  , a
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term for odds given in the
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games of
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tennis,
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lawn tennis,
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croquet and
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golf; in the two former a
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bisque is one point to be taken at any
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time during a "set" at the choice of the
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receiver of the odds, while in croquet and golf it is one extra stroke to be taken similarly during a
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game . The name is given, in
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cookery, to a thick soup, made particularly of
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crayfish or lobsters .

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