Pronunciation : Ruse
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. OF. re?ser, rehuser, to turn aside, to shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re- again + causa cause. See Cause, and cf. Recusant.]
Definition : Defn: An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraund; deceit. Ruse de guerre ( Etym: [F.], a stratagem of war.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913