a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
source: WordNet 3.0
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
source: WordNet 3.0
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.
source: Webster 1913
In bridge, the holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.
