Definitions for: Rookery


[n] a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)



Webster (1913) Definition: 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]

See Also: breeding ground, heronry

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