Note 522 — A GAME AT CHESS.
Reading edition
Le roc, &c.] “In modern times,” says Strutt, “the roc is corruptedly called a rook, but formerly it signified a rock or fortress, or rather, perhaps, the keeper of the fortress.” Sports, &c., p. 233.
Reading edition
Le roc, &c.] “In modern times,” says Strutt, “the roc is corruptedly called a rook, but formerly it signified a rock or fortress, or rather, perhaps, the keeper of the fortress.” Sports, &c., p. 233.