Category:Ruse

Ruse, n. Etym: [f., fr. Of. reüser, rehuser, to turn aside, to Shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re- again + causa Cause. See cause, and cf. Recusant.]

Defn: an artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraund; deceit. Ruse de Guerre ( etym: [f.], a stratagem of war.