Sep 2, 2016
Many of the following terms belong to 15th-century lists of 'proper terms', such as those in the Book of St Albansattributed to Dame Juliana Barnes (1486). Some are fanciful or humorous terms which probably never had any real currency, but have been taken up by antiquarian writers, notably Joseph Strutt inSports and Pastimes of England (1801).
People
a blush of boys
a drunkship of cobblers (shoemakers)
a hastiness of cooks
a stalk of foresters
an observance of hermits
abevyof ladies
afaithof merchants
asuperfluityof nuns
amalapertness(= impertinence) ofpedlars
apityof prisoners
aglozing(= fawning) of taverners
Animals
ashrewdnessof apes
aherdorpaceofasses
atroopofbaboons
aceteofbadgers
aslothof bears
aswarmordriftorhiveorerstof bees
aflockorflightorpodof birds
aherdorgangorobstinacyofbuffalo
abellowingofbullfinches
adroveofbullocks
anarmyofcaterpillars
aclowderorglaringof cats
aherdordroveof cattle
abroodorclutchorpeepof chickens
achatteringorclatteringofchoughs (African crows)
aragorrakeofcolts
acovertofcoots (aquatic bird)
aherdof cranes
abaskof crocodiles
amurderof crows
alitterof cubs
aherdofcurlew (shore bird, sandpiper family)
acowardiceofcurs (aggressive mongrel dogs)
aherdormobof deer
apackorkennelof dogs
aschoolof dolphins
atripof dotterel
aflightordoleorpiteousnessof doves
araftorbunchorpaddlingof ducks on water
asafeof ducks on land
aflingofdunlins (migratory shore birds)
aherdorparadeof elephants
agangorherdof elk
abusynessof ferrets
acharmorchirmof finches
ashoalorrunof fish
aswarmorcloudof flies
askulkof foxes
agaggleof geese on land
askeinorteamorwedgeof geese in flight
aherdof giraffes
acloudof gnats
aflockorherdortripof goats
abandof gorillas
apackorcoveyof grouse
adownormuteorhuskof hares
acastof hawks
asiegeof herons
abloatofhippopotami
adroveorstringorstudorteamof horses
apackorcryorkennelof hounds
aflightorswarmof insects
aflutherorsmackor jellyfish
amobortroopof kangaroos
akindleorlitterof kittens
adesertoflapwing (plovers)
anexaltationor abevyof larks
aleaporlepeof leopards
aprideorsawtof lions
atidingof magpies
asordorsuitofmallard (ducks)
astudof mares
arichesseof martens
alabourof moles
atroopof monkeys
abarrenof mules
awatchof nightingales
ayokeof oxen
apandemoniumof parrots
acoveyof partridges
amusterof peacocks
amusterorparcelorrookeryof penguins
aheadornyeof pheasants
akitof pigeons flying together
alitteror herd of pigs
astandorwingorcongregationof plovers
arushorflightof pochards
apodorschoolorherdorturmoilofporpoises
acoveyofptarmigan (arctic grouse)
alitterof pups
abevyordriftof quail
astringof racehorses
anunkindnessof ravens
acrashof rhinoceros
abevyof roes
aparliamentorbuildingof rooks
ahillof ruffs
apodorherdorrookeryof seals
aflockorherdortripormobof sheep
adoppingofsheldrake (old world goose)
awisporwalkof snipe
ahostof sparrows
amurmurationof starlings
aflightof swallows
agameof swans; awedgeof swans in the air
adriftorherdorsounderof swine
aspringof teal
aknotof toads
ahoverof trout
arafterof turkeys
abaleorturnof turtles
abunchorknoborraftof waterfowl
aschoolorpodorherdorgamof whales
acompanyortripofwigeon (European duck)
asounderof wild boar
adestructionof wild cats
ateamof wild ducks in flight
abunchortriporplumporknob(fewer than 30) of wildfowl
adriftof wild pigs
apackorroutof wolves
afallof woodcock
adescentof woodpeckers
aherdof wrens
azealof zebras
Image: Common chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park- Wikipedia
Share this article with friends!
Tags:
#group,#people,#animals,#chimpanzees,starzpsychics.com,#starz#advisors
