Rook

Russian Meaning

ладья

грач

мошенник

шулер

играть нечестно

выманивать деньги

выманивать

обдирать

English Meaning

  1. An Old World bird (Corvus frugilegus) that resembles the North American crow and nests in colonies near the tops of trees.
  2. A swindler or cheat, especially at games.
  3. To swindle; cheat: Customers are afraid of being rooked by unscrupulous vendors.
  4. A chess piece that may move in a straight line over any number of empty squares in a rank or file. Also called castle.