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noun
- (rare) A castle or other fortification.
- (chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
- A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- An Amish card game.
- A swindler; someone who betrays.
Translations: - Dutch: roek
- French: corbeau freux(fr)m
- German: Schwindler Schwindlerin , Betrí¼ger Betrí¼gerin , Gauner Gaunerin
- Italian: rocco(it)m, torre(it)f
- Spanish: torre(es)f
verb
- (transitive) To cheat or swindle.
Translations: - Dutch: valsspelen
- German: schwindeln, betrí¼gen, í¼bers Ohr hauen (idiomatic), lí¼gen, hintergehen, falsch spielen (idiomatic), hinters Licht fí¼hren (idiomatic), ergaunern, abgaunern
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