RUSE

Ruse (?), n. [[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.]] An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. ‖Ruse de guerre (�) [], a stratagem of war.