rooky
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rooky
Example Sentences
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The clear blue sky had vanished, and a leaden cloud hung low on the Mediterranean, hiding the shores of Corsica and the rooky isles of Gorgona and Capraja.
From Views a-foot by Taylor, Bayard
For it was Morgane's realm, embowered Gore; That rooky pile her palace whence she bore With Urience sway; but he at Camelot Knew naught of intrigues here at Chariot.
From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Cawein, Madison Julius
No "rooky" fresh to the ranks is the butt of so many jokes and such biting sarcasm as the young officer is subjected to when he takes his place as a leader of men.
From The Amateur Army by MacGill, Patrick
Because," said Jock, "I'm the rawest rooky in the Berg, Shriner Company.
From Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock by Ferber, Edna
Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood.
From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester
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