Rook

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. [1913 Webster]

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  • Rook — may refer to:Bird*Rook (bird), a member of the passerine order of birds and the crow familyGames*Rook (chess), a piece in the board game of chess **Rook and pawn versus rook endgame, chess endgame **Rook s graph, a graph that represents all legal …   Wikipedia

  • Rook — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Rook fue un cohete experimental británico desarrollado a finales de los años 1950 utilizado incialmente para probar modelos de aeronaves a velocidades supersónicas. Utilizaba combustible sólido (con un impulso… …   Wikipedia Español

  • rook — rook·er; rook·ery; rook·ie; rook; …   English syllables

  • rook|ie — or rook|y1 «RUK ee», noun, plural rook|ies. Informal. 1. an inexperienced recruit: »a police rookie, a rookie in the army. 2. a beginner; novice. 3. a new player on an athletic team, especially a professional baseball, football, basketball, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rook|y — rook|ie or rook|y1 «RUK ee», noun, plural rook|ies. Informal. 1. an inexperienced recruit: »a police rookie, a rookie in the army. 2. a beginner; novice. 3. a new player on an athletic team, especially a professional baseball, football,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rook — Rook, n. [AS. hr[=o]c; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho, Icel. hr[=o]kr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to crow.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A European bird ({Corvus frugilegus}) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rook — bezeichnet eine britische Versuchsrakete, siehe Rook (Rakete) ein bestimmtes Piercing in der Ohrmuschel, siehe Rook (Piercing) eine der Hauptpersonen der Klippenland Chroniken Diese Seite ist eine Begrif …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • rook — rook1 [rook] n. [ME roc < OE hroc, akin to Ger ruch < IE echoic base * ker > CROW1, RAVEN1] 1. a gregarious European crow (Corvus frugilegus) with a bare spot by its bill 2. a swindler; cheat vt., vi. [ …   English World dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rook — (r[oo^]k), n. Mist; fog. See {Roke}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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