Verb
once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you Noun (3)
every year the coaches have to deal with rooks who don't know the rules yet
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Noun
The nearly fifty species of crow, which include ravens and rooks, emerged long before human civilization.—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024 No thoughts, besides appreciation for the rooks who taunt him from his field.—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Verb
The state says Trump rooked his way into the financing, at attractive interest rates, by padding his wealth.—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for rook
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English hrōc; akin to Old High German hruoch rook
Noun (2)
Middle English rok, from Anglo-French roc, from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian rukh
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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