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▪ I. ˈrooky, a.1
[f. rook n.1]
Full of, abounding in, consisting of, rooks; also fig.
1605Shakes. Macb. iii. ii. 51 Light thickens, And the Crow makes Wing to th' Rookie Wood. 1800J. Hurdis Fav. Village 157 The rooky tribe attend, and perched at hand, Watch the moist furrow. 1860Slang Dict. (ed. 2) 201 Rooky, rascally, rakish, scampish. [1890Temple Bar Aug. 474 At this latening season most of the English are winging home to their rooky woods.]
▪ II. ˈrooky, a.2 Sc. and north. dial.
[f. rook n.3]
Foggy, misty. Cf. roky a.1
1691Ray N.C. Words, Rooky, misty. c1700Kennett in MS. Lansd. 1033 fol. 327 b, Rooky, misty or dark with steam and vapour. 1808Jamieson s.v. Rak, We say it is a rooky day, when the air is thick and the light of consequence feeble. 1825Brockett N.C. Gloss.
▪ III. rooky
var. rookie. |