noun a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
artifice.
WordNet
Ruse noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraund; deceit.
