Rookery /(?)/

Rook·er·y

Rookery

n.

pl. Rookeries

  1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
  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]