common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
A rookie.
mist; fog; roke
To cheat or swindle.
To squat; to ruck.
Pronunciation spelling of look.
The word rook comes from Old English hrōc, which traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "crow" or "raven." This original sense of the bird is reflected in related words across many ancient languages.