n. [ F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (F. mail), fr. LGr. &unr_; the game of mall, fr Pers chaugān club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible. ]
To shuffle from them by chicane. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Cf. F. chicaner. See Chicane, n. ] To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. chicaneur. ] One who uses chicanery. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. chicanerie. ] Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry. [ 1913 Webster ]
Irritated by perpetual chicanery. Hallam.