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rooking Definition


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rook1
noun
    1. A large, crow-like bird with lustrous black plumage and a bare patch of grey skin at the base of its beak. It nests in colonies in the tops of trees and is found in Europe and Asia.
verb rooked, rooking
    colloq:
    1. To cheat or defraud, especially at cards.
      Thesaurus: cheat, trick, deceive, swindle, defraud, sting (slang), rip off (slang), con (slang).
    2. To charge (a customer) an excessively high price.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hroc.



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