Definition of rook
: a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies
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Origin and Etymology of rook
Middle English, from Old English hrōc; akin to Old High German hruoch rook
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Definition of rook
transitive verb
: to defraud by cheating or swindling
Examples of rook in a Sentence
once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you
First Known Use of rook
circa 1595
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Definition of rook
: either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move along the ranks or files across any number of unoccupied squares —called also castle
Origin and Etymology of rook
Middle English rok, from Anglo-French roc, from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh
First Known Use of rook
1905
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Definition of rook for Students
: a crow of Europe and Asia that nests and sleeps in groups usually in the tops of trees
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