Definition of rook

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Rook (v. t. & i.) To cheat; to defraud by cheating.

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Guaiacum :: Guaiacum (n.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in tropical America..
Cascade :: Cascade (n.) A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a waterfall less than a cataract..
Run :: Run (n.) A small stream; a brook; a creek.
Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Bowl-legged :: Bowl-legged (a.) Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward..
Rivulet :: Rivulet (n.) A small stream or brook; a streamlet.
Direct :: Direct (a.) Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken..
Bend :: Bend (n.) A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road..
Crook :: Crook (n.) A pothook.
Gy-rose :: Gy-rose (a.) Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro..
Cowhage :: Cowhage (n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge..
Rooky :: Rooky (a.) Misty; gloomy.
Humpback :: Humpback (n.) A crooked back; a humped back.
Knee-crooking :: Knee-crooking (a.) Obsequious; fawning; cringing.
Frozen :: Frozen (a.) Congealed with cold; affected by freezing; as, a frozen brook..
Zigzaggery :: Zigzaggery (n.) The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness.
Bent :: Bent (v.) The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow..
Crook :: Crook (n.) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.
Crooking :: Crooking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Croo.
Serpent :: Serpent (v. i.) To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander.
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