ROOKERY

rookery

(noun) a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rookery (plural rookeries)

A colony of breeding birds or other animals.

A crowded tenement.

(British) A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.

Source: Wiktionary


Rook"er*y, n.; pl. Rookeries (.

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

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

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

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

5. A brothel. [Low]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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