rooklet en · NOUN
Etymology
From rook + -let.
Meanings
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A little rook (type of bird).
[…] and a thud at the foot of the tree, would tell of the premature decease of a promising rooklet.
1881, Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson, What the Blackbird Said: A Story in Four Chirps, page 43:[…] barrel of my rifle vainly attempting to draw a bead upon the swinging rooklet, until everything becomes blurred and blotted, […]
The Sportswoman's Library (volume 1)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rooklets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |