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rook
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noun (n)
- (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- Mist; fog. See Roke.(noun)source: webster1913
- One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.(noun)source: webster1913
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To squat; to ruck.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cheat; to defraud by cheating.(verb)source: webster1913
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