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Meaning of rook
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rook
n  1: Mist; fog. See Roke.
 2: To squat; to ruck.
 3: One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the
 board; a castle.
 4: A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but
 smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of
 the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous
 skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits.
 The name is also applied to related Asiatic species.
 5: A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.
 6: To cheat; to defraud by cheating.