chicane

(s̸hi kān′)

noun

chicanery

Origin: Fr < chicaner, to pettifog, quibble < MLowG schikken, to arrange, bring about

intransitive verb chicaned, chicaning

to use chicanery

transitive verb

See chicane in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb chi·caned, chi·can·ing, chi·canes

verb, intransitive

To resort to tricks or subterfuges; use chicanery.

verb, transitive

To trick; deceive.

noun

Origin:

Origin: French chicaner

Origin: , from Old French, to quibble

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