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ruse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ruse \Ruse\, n. [F., fr OF re["u]ser, rehuser, to turn aside, to shuffle, retreat, fr L. recusare to refuse; pref. re- again + causa cause See {Cause}, and cf {Recusant}.] An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. {Ruse de guerre}[F.], a stratagem of war. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ruse n : a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: {artifice}]
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