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Rook vs Roko - What's the difference?

rook | roko |

As nouns the difference between rook and roko

is that rook is a European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family while roko is a type of protest in which transport is disrupted.

As a verb rook

is to cheat or swindle.

rook

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) rok, roke, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A European bird, Corvus frugilegus , of the crow family.
  • * Pennant
  • The rook should be treated as the farmer's friend.
  • A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
  • (Wycherley)
  • (British) a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
  • A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
  • Synonyms
    * (swindler) swindler, cheat
    Hypernyms
    * (bird) bird * (firecracker) firecracker

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cheat or swindle.
  • * 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 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.
    Synonyms
    * (sense) cheat, con, do, dupe, have, swindle

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) roc, ultimately from (etyl) . Compare (roc).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  • (rare) A castle or other fortification.
  • Synonyms
    * (chesspiece) castle
    See also
    * *
    See also
    * squab

    Etymology 3

    From rookie .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball, slang) A rookie.
  • Etymology 4

    Noun

    (-)
  • mist; fog; roke
  • Etymology 5

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To squat; to ruck.
  • (Shakespeare)

    Anagrams

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    roko

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (India) A type of protest in which transport is disrupted.
  • *2010 , Times of India , 3 Aug 2010:
  • *:Around 400 activists of various political parties were taken into custody when they tried to stage a day-long rail roko here on Monday.
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