chicaner
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chi·cane
(shĭ-kān′, chĭ-)v. chi·caned, chi·can·ing, chi·canes
v.intr.
To resort to tricks or subterfuges; use chicanery.
v.tr.
To trick; deceive.
n.
1. Chicanery.
2. Games A bridge or whist hand without trumps.
[French chicaner, from Old French, to quibble.]
chi·can′er n.
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