Chicane
Chicane , noun
[French, prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (French mail), from LGr. {not transcribed} the game of mall, fr Pers chaugān club or bat; or possibly ultimated from Latin 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
To shuffle from them by chicane.
To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience.
2.
(Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
Chicane , intransitive verb
[Compare French chicaner. See Chicane, n.]
To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. — Burke