Definition of rook. Meaning of rook. Synonyms of rook

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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...
- 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 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...
- The rook and pawn versus rook endgame is a fundamentally important, widely studied chess endgame. Precise play is usually required in these positions...
- 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...
- Montes Rook is a ring-shaped mountain range that lies along the western limb of the Moon, crossing over to the far side. It completely encircles the Mare...
- 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...
- confronts Rook holding Walker hostage. The detective surrenders his .44 Magnum revolver after Rook threatens to slit her throat. Callahan lures Rook to a pier...
- Rook shooting was a previously po****r sport in the United Kingdom, in which young rooks were shot from tree branches, often using purpose-built rifles...