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rook

[rook]

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noun

a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
a sharper at cards or dice; swindler.

verb (used with object)

to cheat; fleece; swindle.

rook

[rook]

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noun

Chess.

one of two pieces of the same color that may be moved any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically; castle.

rook

/ ��ʊ�� /

noun

a large Eurasian passerine bird, Corvus frugilegus , with a black plumage and a whitish base to its bill: family Corvidae (crows)
slang��a swindler or cheat, esp one who cheats at cards

verb

slang��(tr) to overcharge, swindle, or cheat

rook

/ ��ʊ�� /

noun

Also called: castle.��a chesspiece that may move any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line, horizontally or vertically

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rook¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English rok(e), Old English ��ō��; cognate with Old Norse ��ō��, Old High German hruoh

Origin of rook²

1300–50; Middle English rok < Old French roc < Arabic rukhkh < Persian rukh

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rook¹

Old English ��ō�� ; related to Old High German hruoh , Old Norse ��ō��

Origin of rook²

C14: from Old French rok , ultimately from Arabic rukhkh

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I asked Cassidy’s office whether the senator actually had input into the changes and, if not, whether he felt rooked by Kennedy.

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But on the 55th move, Ding committed a fatal blunder – moving his rook into a position to be taken.

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Now, it seems the poison wasn't consumed by rodents - but by rooks and crows.

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Rxd3, and White’s pawns will prove sitting ducks in a shooting gallery for Black’s rook.

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The bishops rip the pawn cover from the Black king, and the White queen and rook take it from there.

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rooinek rookery

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