Definition of: rook

(r oobreve k) noun
1. An Old World corvine bird with the feathers of the face lost in the adult state; especially, the common Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregariousness.
2. A sharper; cheat; trickster.
—v.t. & v.i. To cheat; defraud. [OE hrōc]

Definition of: rook

(r oobreve k) noun
One of a pair of castle-shaped chessmen which can move any number of unoccupied squares parallel to the sides of the board; a castle. [<OF roc <Persian rukh; orig. meaning unknown]

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Definition of: rook

Definition of: rook

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