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rook
noun
- a gregarious European crow (Corvus frugilegus) with a bare spot by its bill
- a swindler; cheat
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to swindle, cheat, defraud, etc.
noun
Chess either of the two corner pieces shaped like a castle tower: it can move in a vertical or horizontal direction only over any number of consecutive, unoccupied squares; castle
See rook in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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