chicane


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chicane /ʃɪˈkeɪn/
noun
  • 1 a sharp double bend created to form an obstacle on a motor-racing track.
  • 2 dated (in card games) a hand without cards of one particular suit; a void.
  • 3 archaic chicanery.
verb archaic employ chicanery.
– origin C17: from Fr. chicane (n.), chicaner (v.) ‘quibble’.
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