Rook
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹʊk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rook is a noun meaning A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
Meaning
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
More Meanings
- A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
- A bad deal; a rip-off.
- (British) A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
- (uncountable) A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
- (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
- (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
- (slang, archaic) A parson.
Example Sentences
They rook one shockingly at these places.
The raven rook'd her on the chimney's top
Adventists still do not really know how to play cards, apart from the sanitized version of bridge, Rook.
To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day: The last red leaf is whirl’d away, The rooks are blown about the skies; […]
Word Forms
- rooks
- rooking
- rooked
Synonyms for rook
Depending on context, synonyms include cheat, con, do, dupe, have, swindle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include castle, nobble, gyp, swindle, bunco, defraud.
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