rookery
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rookery
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From rook + -ery, 1725.
noun rookeries
- A colony of breeding birds or other animals. It was a rookery which had never been raided by the hunters, and in consequence the seals were mild-tempered and at the same time unafraid.
- A crowded tenement. Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
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A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.
The Flower and Dean St rookery had been home to many of those who lived at least partly by street crime.
Similar: slum
- That part of the barracks occupied by subalterns.
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noun a colony of breeding birds or other animals
| Deutsch | Kolonie, Krähenkolonie |
|---|---|
| Italiano | colonia, zona di nidificazione |
| Русский | ле́жбище léžbišče |
Talk about this word "rookery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rookery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rookery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rookery "rookery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rookery.
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@misc{rookery_2026,
title = {rookery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rookery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
