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rook

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) rook (noun)
  2. 2) rook (verb)
  3. 3) rook (noun)
  4. 4) rook (noun)
  5. rook's tour (noun)
  6. chess rook (noun)
  7. Johnny rook (noun)

1rook

noun \ˈru̇k\

Definition of ROOK

: a common Old World gregarious crow (Corvus frugilegus) that nests and roosts in usually treetop colonies

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Origin of ROOK

Middle English, from Old English hrōc; akin to Old High German hruoch rook
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with ROOK

book, brook, chook, cook, Cook, crook, hook, look, nook, schnook, shook, snook, stook

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