ROOKERY

rookery. Rookery, n. a nursery of rooks, cheating, deceit

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Rook″er‐y (?), n.; pl. Rookeries (�). 1. 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson.
2. 2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.
3. 3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4. 4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
5. 5. A brothel.