ROOKERY


Meaning of ROOKERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈru̇-kə-rē ]

noun

( plural -er·ies )

Date: circa 1712

1.

a. : the nests or breeding place of a colony of rooks ; also : a colony of rooks

b. : a breeding ground or haunt especially of gregarious birds or mammals (as penguins or seals) ; also : a colony of such birds or mammals

2. : a crowded dilapidated tenement or group of dwellings

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.