What does "rooky" mean?
Rooky: Misty; gloomy. [Obs.] Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shak. Note: Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in rooks."
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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