Rook
11Rook — (r[oo^]k), n. Mist; fog. See {Roke}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
12Rook — Rook, v. i. To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
13rook — Ⅰ. rook [1] ► NOUN ▪ a crow with black plumage and a bare face, nesting in colonies in treetops. ► VERB informal ▪ defraud, swindle, or overcharge. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. rook [2] …
14Rook — (spr. Ruck), Insel im Australocean, zwischen Neu Britannia u. Neu Guinea …
15rook — [ruk] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English hroc] [Sense: 2; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: roc, from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian] 1.) a large black European bird like a ↑crow 2.) one of the pieces in a …
16rook|er|y — «RUK uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. a breeding place of rooks; colony of rooks. 2. a breeding place or colony where other birds or animals are crowded together: »a rookery of seals. [He] led a small troop across 4 miles of unsettled ice to a… …
17rook — rook1 /rook/, n. 1. a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits. 2. a sharper at cards or dice; swindler. v.t. 3. to cheat; fleece; swindle. [bef. 900; ME rok(e), OE hroc; c. ON hrokr, OHG hruoh] rook2 …
18Rook — Recorded in several spellings including Rook, Rookes and Ruck (English), De Roeck and Roeck (Dutch & Flemish), this interesting surname is medieval. In a sense it is a nickname either for somebody who lived at a house or inn which had the sign of …
19rook — I. /rʊk / (say rook) noun 1. a large black, white beaked, gregarious corvine bird, Corvus frugilegus, found throughout Eurasia; nests in colonies (rookeries) in trees near buildings. 2. a sharper, as at cards or dice; a swindler. 3. a swindle:… …
20rook — rook1 [ ruk ] noun count 1. ) a piece in the shape of a tower used in the game of CHESS: CASTLE 2. ) a large black European bird like a CROW that lives in big noisy groups rook rook 2 [ ruk ] verb transitive INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED to get money… …
