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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A European bird, ''Corvus frugilegus'', of the crow family.
  • An Amish card game.
  • A swindler; someone who betrays.
  • British a type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
  • chess A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
  • baseball|slang A rookie.
  • rare A castle or other fortification.

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Verb:

  • transitive To cheat or swindle.

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