rook🔊

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays. +

A bad deal; a rip-off.

(Britain) A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.

A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.

(slang, archaic) A parson.

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. +

(rare) A castle or other fortification. +

(baseball, slang) A rookie.

Mist; fog; roke.

(obsolete) To squat; to ruck.