rook Definition

rook¹
noun

1. A large, crow-like bird with lustrous black plumage and a bare patch of grey skin at the base of its beak. It nests in colonies in the tops of trees and is found in Europe and Asia.

verb rooked, rooking

colloq:
1. To cheat or defraud, especially at cards.

Thesaurus: cheat, trick, deceive, swindle, defraud, sting (slang), rip off (slang), con (slang).
2. To charge (a customer) an excessively high price.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hroc.

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rook²
noun

1. chess.
A castle.

Etymology: 14c: from Persian rukh.