The meaning of Rook
Rook – definition
nounA gregarious eurasian crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops.
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Birds - blackbirds and thrushes, robins, starlings, rooks and crows, jays, ducks, seagulls and owls…
verbDefraud, overcharge, or swindle (someone).
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Police files are overflowing with complaints from people who've been rooked
nounA chess piece, typically with its top in the shape of a battlement, that can move in any direction along a rank or file on which it stands. each player starts the game with two rooks at opposite ends of the first rank.
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With the rise in use of exchange sacrifices, rook versus minor piece endgames are becoming more com…
noun(in the game of chess) a piece that can move in a straight line in any direction but not on a diagonal
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Word origin
Middle English: from Old French rock, based on Arabic ruḵḵ (of which the sense remains uncertain).
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