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rookery - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rookery' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rookery [ n.]
- The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
- A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.
- The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
- A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
- A brothel.