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Definition of rook

rook
Roke Roke, n. [See Reek.] 1. Mist; smoke; damp [Prov. Eng.] [Written also roak, rook, and rouk.] 2. A vein of ore. [Pov.Eng.] --Halliwell.
Rook
Rook Rook, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rooked; p. pr. & vb. n. Rooking.] To cheat; to defraud by cheating. ``A band of rooking officials.' --Milton.
Rook
Rook Rook (r[oo^]k), n. Mist; fog. See Roke. [Obs.]
Rook
Rook Rook, v. i. To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] --Shak.
Rook
Rook Rook, n. [F. roc (cf. Sp. roque), fr. Per. & Ar. rokh, or rukh, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird roc (in this sense perhaps a different word); cf. Hind. rath a war chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. ratha a car, a war car. Cf. Roll.] (Chess) One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.

Meaning of rook from wikipedia

- up rook or rooks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rook or rooks may refer to: Rook (bird) (Corvus frugilegus), a bird of the corvid family Rook (chess)...
- The rook (/rʊk/; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. It may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping, and it may capture...
- Rook is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ada Rook, Canadian musician Alan Rook (1909-1990), editor of the 1936 issue of New Oxford...
- The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the p****erine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from...
- Rook is the name of a British rocket. Twenty five Rook rockets were launched between 1959 and 1972. The launches took place from Aberporth in Wales and...
- rook on the same rank and then moving the rook to the square that the king p****ed over. Castling is permitted only if neither the king nor the rook has...
- rook to treat a half-open file as if it were an open file, or a closed file as if it were half-open. rook pawn Or rook's pawn. A pawn on the rook's file...
- Russell David Rook, Baron Rook, OBE, is a British Anglican priest and life peer. Rook is a partner in the Good Faith Partnership and has been involved...
- Arthur Rook may refer to: Arthur Rook (equestrian) (1921–1989), English equestrian and Olympic champion Arthur Rook (dermatologist) (1918–1991), British...
- The rook rifle, originally called the rook and rabbit rifle, is an obsolete English single-shot small calibre rifle intended for shooting small game, particularly...