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Hooke vs Rooke - What's the difference?

hooke | rooke |

As nouns the difference between hooke and rooke

is that hooke is obsolete spelling of lang=en while rooke is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As a proper noun Hooke

is {{surname|from=Middle English}} derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.

hooke

English

(Robert Hooke)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • derived from hook, as an occupational or topographical name or a nickname.
  • (1635 – 1703), an English polymath who played an important role in the scientific revolution, through both experimental and theoretical work. His best remembered contribution was the discovery of the biological cell.
  • rooke

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1474, author=Caxton, title=Game and Playe of the Chesse, chapter=, edition= citation
  • , passage=And than we wyll begynne at the pawne whiche standeth to fore the rooke on the right side of the kinge for as moche as this pawne apperteyneth to serue the vicaire or lieutenant of the kynge and other officers vnder hym of necessaryes of vitayll/ }}