01 n. Mist; fog. See Roke.
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Webster, 1913
Rook
/(ro͝ok)/
· IPA /ɹʊk/
02 v. i. To squat; to ruck.
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To squat; to ruck.[Obs.]
03 n. One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
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One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.(Chess)
04 n. A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak…
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A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species.(Zool.)“The rook . . . should be treated as the farmer's friend.” — Pennant.
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A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.
05 v. t. & i. To cheat; to defraud by cheating.
imp. & p. p.
Rooked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rooking
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To cheat; to defraud by cheating.