rook
- Noun. A European bird, ''Corvus frugilegus'', of the crow family.
- Noun. A swindler; someone who betrays.
- Noun. (British) a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
- Verb. (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
- 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.
- Noun. (rare) A castle or other fortification.
- Noun. An Amish card game.
- Noun. (context, baseball) A rookie.
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