rook
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹʊk/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROOKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROOK
- (sometimes in Northern England; otherwise obsolete) IPA(key): /ɹuːk/[1]Category:English 1-syllable words#ROOKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROOK
- (Scotland, Northern Ireland, foot-goose merger) IPA(key): /ɹʉk/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROOKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROOK
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ROOKAudio (US): (file) - Homophone: ruck (most accents without the foot-strut split)Category:English terms with homophones#ROOK
- Rhymes: -ʊkCategory:Rhymes:English/ʊk#ROOKCategory:Rhymes:English/ʊk/1 syllable#ROOK
Etymology 1
- Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ROOKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ROOK rok, roke, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#ROOKCategory:English terms derived from Old English#ROOK hrōc, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#ROOKCategory:English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ROOK *hrōk, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ROOKCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ROOK *hrōkaz (compare Old Norse hrókr, Saterland Frisian Rouk, Dutch roek, obsolete German Ruch), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ROOK *kerk- (“crow, raven”) (compare Old Irish cerc (“hen”), Old Prussian kerko (“loon, diver”), dialectal Bulgarian кро́кон (krókon, “raven”), Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “crow”), Old Armenian ագռաւ (agṙaw), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀𐬝 (kahrkatat̰, “rooster”), Sanskrit कृकर (kṛkara, “rooster”)), Ukrainian крук (kruk, “raven”).
- (parson): Probably from the resemblance in plumage to a parson's garments.
Noun
rook (countable and uncountable, plural rooks)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English nouns#ROOKCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROOKCategory:English countable nouns#ROOKCategory:English countable nouns#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- 1768, Thomas Pennant, British Zoology, page 168:
- But what distinguishes the rook from the crow is the bill; the nostrils, chin, and sides of that and the mouth being in old birds white and bared of feathers, by often thrusting the bill into the ground in search of the erucæ of the Dor-beetle*; the rook then, instead of being proscribed, should be treated as the farmer's friend; as it clears his ground from caterpillars, that do incredible damage by eating the roots of the corn.Category:English terms with quotations#ROOK
- 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 24:
- To-night the winds begin to riseCategory:English terms with quotations#ROOK
And roar from yonder dropping day:
The last red leaf is whirl’d away,
The rooks are blown about the skies; […]
- A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deceiver, Thesaurus:fraudster
- 7 April 1705, William Wycherley, Letter to Alexander Pope in The Works of Alexander Pope 36:
- So I am (like an old rook, who is ruined by gaming) forced to live on the good fortune of the pushing young men, whose fancies are so vigorous that they ensure their success in their adventures with Muses, by their strength and imagination.
- A bad deal; a rip-off.
- (BritishCategory:British English#ROOK) A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
- (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROOK) A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
- 2007, Malcolm Bull, Keith Lockhart, Seeking a Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream, page 174:
- Adventists still do not really know how to play cards, apart from the sanitized version of bridge, Rook.Category:English terms with quotations#ROOK
- (slangCategory:English slang#ROOK, archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#ROOK) A parson.
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See also
Verb
rook (third-person singular simple present rooks, present participle rooking, simple past and past participle rooked)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English verbs#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ROOK) To cheat or swindle.
- 1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night:
- They rook one shockingly at these places.Category:English terms with quotations#ROOK
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 311:
- Some had spent a week in Jersey before coming to Guernsey; and, from what Paddy had heard, they really do know how to rook the visitors over there.Category:English terms with quotations#ROOK
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (cheat): Greek (at cards)
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ROOKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ROOK rook, rooke, roke, rok, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ROOK roc, ultimately from PersianCategory:English terms derived from Persian#ROOK رخ (rox), from Middle PersianCategory:English terms derived from Middle Persian#ROOK lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”). Compare roc.
Noun
rook (plural rooks)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English nouns#ROOKCategory:English countable nouns#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- (chessCategory:en:Chess#ROOK) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
- (rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#ROOK) A castle or other fortification.
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Translations
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See also
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Etymology 3
From rookie.
Noun
rook (plural rooks)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English nouns#ROOKCategory:English countable nouns#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
Etymology 4
Inherited from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ROOKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ROOK roke, rock, rok (“mist; vapour; drizzle; smoke; fumes”), from Old NorseCategory:English terms derived from Old Norse#ROOK *rauk, related to Icelandic rok, roka (“whirlwind; seafoam; seaspray”), Middle Dutch rooc, rok, Modern Dutch rook (“smoke; fog”).
Noun
rook (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English nouns#ROOKCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROOKCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Verb
rook (third-person singular simple present rooks, present participle rooking, simple past and past participle rooked)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English verbs#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ROOK) To squat; to ruck.
- c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vi]:
- The raven rook'd her on the chimney's topCategory:English terms with quotations#ROOK
Etymology 6
Verb
rook (third-person singular simple present rooks, present participle rooking, simple past and past participle rooked)Category:English lemmas#ROOKCategory:English verbs#ROOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- Pronunciation spelling of look, mimicking Asian speechCategory:English pronunciation spellings#ROOK.
References
- ↑ Walker, John (1791), “Rook”, in A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary […] , London: G. G. J. and J. Robinſon […] and T. Cadell, →OCLC, page 439, column 3 of 3.
Anagrams
Category:en:Corvids#ROOKCategory:en:People#ROOKAfrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#ROOK rook (“smoke”), from Middle DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch#ROOK rôoc, from Old DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch#ROOK *rōk, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ROOK *raukiz.
Noun
rook (uncountable)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans nouns#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans uncountable nouns#ROOK
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#ROOK roken (“to smoke”).
Verb
rook (present rook, present participle rokende, past participle gerook)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans verbs#ROOKCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- (intransitiveCategory:Afrikaans intransitive verbs#ROOK, transitiveCategory:Afrikaans transitive verbs#ROOK) to smoke (a tobacco product or surrogate)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roːk/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ROOK
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#ROOKAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: rook
- Rhymes: -oːkCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/oːk#ROOKCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/oːk/1 syllable#ROOK
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#ROOKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#ROOK rôoc, from Old DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#ROOKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#ROOK *rōk, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ROOKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ROOK *raukiz.
Noun
rook m (uncountable, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#ROOKCategory:Dutch nouns#ROOKCategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#ROOKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
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Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rookCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#ROOKCategory:Dutch verb forms#ROOKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK
- inflection of roken:
Verb
rookCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#ROOKCategory:Dutch verb forms#ROOKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ROOKCategory:Pages with entries#ROOKCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ROOK