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Webster 1913 Edition
Rookery
Rookâ²er-y
,Noun.
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]
Webster 1828 Edition
Rookery
ROOK'ERY
, n.1.
A nursery of rooks.2.
In low language, a brothel.