About The Word Rookery
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Rookery
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What's The Definition Of Rookery?
[n] a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rookery: Related Terms | Find terms related to Rookery: See Also | breeding ground | heronry Rookery In Webster's Dictionary \Rook"er*y\, n.; pl. {Rookeries}.
1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds
themselves. --Tennyson.
2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons,
penguins, etc.
3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a
cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
5. A brothel. [Low]
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