rook:1

noun
rook \ ˈru̇k \
before 12th century
  • a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies

rook:2

verb
rook \
circa 1595
  • to defraud by cheating or swindling

rook:3

noun
rook \
14th century
  • either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move along the ranks or files across any number of unoccupied squares —called also castle

rook:4

noun
rook \
1905
  • rookie
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