chicane, n.
(chicanes)
(chicanes)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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chicane chicanery guile shenanigan trickery wile
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a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
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chicane
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a bridge hand that is void of trumps
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chicane
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