Rooky

Rooky
Rooky Rook"y (-[y^]), a. [See {Roky}.] Misty; gloomy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Note: Some make this Shakespearean word mean ``abounding in rooks.'' [1913 Webster]


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