Rook

rotik, n. (Che .) One of the 4 pieces placed on the corner squares of the board; a castle. [F. roc.fr. Per. rokh, name of the che man, also a hero, a night, a rhinoceros, and a fabulous beast.] Rook, rot)k, n. A gregarious bird resembling the crow, but differing from in feeding chiefly on insects and grain, instead of carrion and the like. — v. {rooked (rot>kt), rooking.] To cheat, defraud; to squat or close. — v. To cheat, defraud by cheating. [Onomat.; AS. hroc, Ic. hrokr, OHG. hrush Ga. roc = E. to croak, Goth. hrukjan=E. to crow, — Skr. knic, to cry out.] Rook'ery, -er-T, n. A place ll00K where rooks congregate and build their nests, as a wood, etc. an overcrowded, dilapidated building, or cluster of buildings. — Rook'y, o. Inhabited by rooks.