rooklingn.

Brit.

/ˈrʊklɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrʊklɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rook n.¹, -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < rook n.¹ + -ling suffix¹.

Now rare.

A young rook, a rook chick; = rooklet n.

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rookling1786

rooklet1897

1786 Berwick Mus. Aug. 413/2 No disturbance happens till the rooklings are nearly fledged.

a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) iii. iii. 50 Like a nest of new-wak'd rooklings..They caw for provender.

1854 Zoologist 12 4325 An attack is regularly made upon the rooklings by the..gamekeeper.

a1901 E. E. Bowen in W. E. Bowen Edward Bowen: Mem. (1902) 398 Rooklings' joys Are worry and noise.

1942 ‘BB’ Little Grey Men iii. 37 Only a sleepy ‘caw, caw’ told of a wakeful rookling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rookling
释义	rooklingn. Brit. /ˈrʊklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrʊklɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rook n.¹, -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < rook n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Now rare. A young rook, a rook chick; = rooklet n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > genus Corvus > corvus frugilegus (rook) > young rookling1786 rooklet1897 1786 Berwick Mus. Aug. 413/2 No disturbance happens till the rooklings are nearly fledged. a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) iii. iii. 50 Like a nest of new-wak'd rooklings..They caw for provender. 1854 Zoologist 12 4325 An attack is regularly made upon the rooklings by the..gamekeeper. a1901 E. E. Bowen in W. E. Bowen Edward Bowen: Mem. (1902) 398 Rooklings' joys Are worry and noise. 1942 ‘BB’ Little Grey Men iii. 37 Only a sleepy ‘caw, caw’ told of a wakeful rookling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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