·noun Mist; fog. ·see Roke.
II. Rook ·noun A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.
III. Rook ·vi To Squat; to Ruck.
IV. Rook ·vt & ·vi To Cheat; to defraud by cheating.
V. Rook ·noun One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle.
VI. Rook ·noun A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species.