ruse

noun3

1. •
   An action intended to deceive; a trick.
2. •
   Cunning, guile, trickery.
3. •
   (no longer used, rare) A turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.

verb2

1. •
   To deceive or trick using a ruse.

   • Anyway, no man can escape the woman he considers too much rused for him: tear her down or run away toward her if he can't meet her head-and-hind on. — 1956
2. •
   (no longer used, rare) Of an animal: to turn or double back to elude hunters or their hunting dogs.

noun1

1. •
   A province in Bulgaria.