See Also: rook(medicine)
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rook (oh)



[Sense: 1; Origin: Old English hroc]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: roc, from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian]
a large black European bird like a crow
one of the pieces in a game of chess
-synonym castle castle