rookletn.
/ˈrʊklᵻt/, U.S. /ˈrʊklət/ Now rare.
A young rook, a rook chick; = rookling n.
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1826 G. Wood Rambles Redbury Rook ii. 36 The darling rooklets were flying about, and hopping from twig to twig.
1897 Badminton Mag. 4 427 Each time the old birds approach, the ‘rooklets’ positively quiver with excitement.
1912 G. Frankau One of Us 171 His unshot rooklets nested overhead.
1970 R. Roussev tr. S. C. Daskalov Autumn Hay 28 Their mouths were always open like hungry rooklets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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