| 单词 | rook |
| 释义 | rook 1. n. & v. --n 1. a black European and Asiatic bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family, nesting in colonies in tree-tops. 2. a sharper, esp. at dice or cards; a person who lives off inexperienced gamblers etc. --vtr. 1. charge (a customer) extortionately. 2. win money from (a person) at cards etc. esp. by swindling. Etymology: OE hroc 2. n. a chess piece with its top in the shape of a battlement. Etymology: ME f. OF roc(k) ult. f. Arab. rukk, orig. sense uncert. |
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