English-Thai Dictionary
rookery
N ฝูง กา colony communal nest fung-ka
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ROOKERY
n. 1. A nursery of rooks.
2. In low language, a brothel.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ROOKERY
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 ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
rookery
rook er y |ˈro͝okərē ˈrʊkəri | ▶noun ( pl. rookeries ) 1 a breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees. • a breeding colony of seabirds (esp. penguins ), seals, or turtles. 2 a dense collection of housing, esp. in a slum area.
Oxford Dictionary
rookery
rook |ery |ˈrʊk (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. rookeries ) 1 a breeding colony of rooks, typically seen as a collection of nests high in a clump of trees. • a breeding colony of seabirds, seals, or turtles. • North American term for heronry. 2 a dense collection of housing, especially in a slum area.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
rookery
rook er y /rʊ́k (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ies C ミヤマガラス (など )の群れる場所 [森 ]; ミヤマガラスの群れ .
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