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• rookery — noun (plural eries) 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rookery — /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; ROOK1 + ERY] * * * …   Universalium

• rookery — /ˈrʊkəri / (say rookuhree) noun (plural rookeries) 1. a colony of rooks. 2. a place where rooks congregate to breed. 3. a breeding place or colony of other birds or animals, as penguins, seals, etc. 4. any instance of cheating, sharp practice,… …  

• rookery — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a colony of rooks. b a clump of trees having rooks nests. 2 a colony of sea birds (esp. penguins) or seals …   Useful english dictionary

• rook|er|y — «RUK uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. 1. a breeding place of rooks; colony of rooks. 2. a breeding place or colony where other birds or animals are crowded together: »a rookery of seals. [He] led a small troop across 4 miles of unsettled ice to a… …   Useful english dictionary

• rookery — noun (plural rookeries) 1》 a breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees. 2》 a breeding colony of seabirds, seals, or turtles. 3》 N. Amer. a heronry. 4》 a dense collection of slum housing …   English new terms dictionary

• rookery — ► NOUN (pl. rookeries) 1) a breeding colony of rooks, typically a collection of nests high in a clump of trees. 2) a breeding colony of seabirds (especially penguins), seals, or turtles …   English terms dictionary

• rookery — [rook′ər ē] n. pl. rookeries 1. a breeding place or colony of rooks 2. a breeding place or colony of other gregarious birds or animals, as penguins or seals 3. Now Rare a crowded tenement house or tenement district; esp., a slum …   English World dictionary

• Rookeries — Rookery Rook er*y, n.; pl. {Rookeries}. 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. The breeding… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rookery — Rook er*y, n.; pl. {Rookeries}. 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. The breeding ground of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English