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rook (2)

rook [ rk ] (plural rooks)


noun 
Definition:
 
chess piece: any of four chess pieces that begin a game in the corner squares and that can move in a straight line in any direction over any number of unoccupied squares

[13th century. Via French< Arabic ruḵḵ]
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