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rook

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Noun

  1. A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
  2. A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
  3. A bad deal; a rip-off.
  4. A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
  5. A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
  6. A parson.
  7. A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  8. A castle or other fortification.
  9. A rookie.
  10. mist; fog; roke

Verb

  1. To cheat or swindle.
  2. To squat; to ruck.
  3. Pronunciation spelling of look, mimicking Asian speech.

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