rook

  1. Noun.  A European bird, ''Corvus frugilegus'', of the crow family.
  2. Noun.  A swindler; someone who betrays.
  3. Noun.  (British) a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
  5. Noun.  (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  6. Noun.  (rare) A castle or other fortification.
  7. Noun.  An Amish card game.
  8. Noun.  (context, baseball) A rookie.

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