From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Chicane \Chi*cane"\, v. i. [Cf. F. chicaner. See {Chicane}, n.]
To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. --Burke.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Chicane \Chi*cane"\, n. [F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute,
orig. in the game of mall (F. {mail}), fr. LGr. ? the game of
mall, fr Pers chaug[=a]n club or bat; or possibly ultimated
fr. L. ciccus a trible.]
1. The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away
attention from the merits of a case or question; --
specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery;
chicanery; caviling; sophistry. --Prior.
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To shuffle from them by chicane. --Burke.
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To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to
your own conscience. --Berkeley.
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2. (Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without
trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chicane
n 1: a bridge hand that is void of trumps
2: a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed
before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in
single file
3: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract
money from them) [syn: {trickery}, {chicanery}, {chicane},
{guile}, {wile}, {shenanigan}]
v 1: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: {cheat},
{chouse}, {shaft}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]
2: raise trivial objections [syn: {cavil}, {carp}, {chicane}]
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