Rook
WordNet
noun
(1) Common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
(2) (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
verb
(3) Deprive of by deceit
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"
"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
"The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
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Etymology 1
From , from , probably originally imitative. Cognate with Dutch , German , Gothic , Old Norse (Danish , Swedish ).
Noun
- A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- A swindler; someone who betrays.
- a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
Etymology 2
From , ultimately from . Compare .