chi|cane

chi|cane
chi|cane «shih KAYN», noun, verb, -caned, -can|ing.
–n.
1. = chicanery. (Cf.chicanery)
2. a hand without trumps, in certain card games.
3. British. a) a raceway, especially a track for automobile racing. b) a sharp turn on a raceway.
–v.i.
to use chicanery.
–v.t.
1. to get by chicanery.
2. to quibble over.
[< Middle French chicane < chicaner quibble]

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