ROOKERY

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson.

2.
n.

A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.

3.
n.

The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.

4.
n.

A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.

5.
n.

A brothel. [Low]


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