[khon thī khøi jap phit] (n, exp) EN: hairsplitting person FR: ergoteur [ m ] ; ergoteuse [ f ] ; chicaneur [ m ] ; chicaneuse [ f ] ; coupeur de cheveux en quatre [ m ]
n. [ F., prob. earlier meaning a dispute, orig. in the game of mall (F. mail), fr. LGr. &unr_; the game of mall, fr Pers chaugān club or bat; or possibly ultimated fr. L. ciccus a trible. ] 1. The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
To shuffle from them by chicane. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to your own conscience. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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