/rook"euh ree/ , n. , pl. rookeries .
1. a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
2. a colony of rooks.
3. a place where rooks congregate to breed.
4. a crowded tenement house.
[ 1715-25; ROOK 1 + -ERY ]
/rook"euh ree/ , n. , pl. rookeries .
1. a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals.
2. a colony of rooks.
3. a place where rooks congregate to breed.
4. a crowded tenement house.
[ 1715-25; ROOK 1 + -ERY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012