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rook

1

[ rook ]

noun

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


verb (used with object)

  1. to cheat; fleece; swindle.

rook

2

[ rook ]

noun

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

rook

1

/ 谤蕣办 /

noun

  1. a large Eurasian passerine bird, Corvus frugilegus , with a black plumage and a whitish base to its bill: family Corvidae (crows)
  2. slang.
    a swindler or cheat, esp one who cheats at cards
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. slang.
    tr to overcharge, swindle, or cheat
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rook

2

/ 谤蕣办 /

noun

  1. a chesspiece that may move any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line, horizontally or vertically Also calledcastle
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rook1

First recorded before 900; Middle English rok(e), Old English 丑谤艒肠; cognate with Old Norse 丑谤艒办谤, Old High German hruoh

Origin of rook2

1300鈥50; Middle English rok < Old French roc < Arabic rukhkh < Persian rukh
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rook1

Old English 丑谤艒肠 ; related to Old High German hruoh , Old Norse 丑谤艒办谤

Origin of rook2

C14: from Old French rok , ultimately from Arabic rukhkh
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Example Sentences

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I asked Cassidy鈥檚 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 鈥 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鈥檚 pawns will prove sitting ducks in a shooting gallery for Black鈥檚 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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