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Collective nouns. Curious company.

The peculiar pleasure of naming a group.

Creatures, people, and things

An assembly of curiosities.

A business of ferrets, a charm of goldfinches: curious names for company, collected for the pleasure of finding them.

447 expressions

About the collection

These expressions come from the collection’s records labelled Lipton 1977 and Book of St. Albans. They include historical and fanciful group names. Source labels are preserved; individual usage histories have not been assessed. “Collection favorites” marks selected expressions, not evidence of common usage.

a column of accountants

accountants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a queue of actors

actors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an entrance of actresses

actresses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an acne of adolescents

adolescents

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a comedy of airline schedules

airline schedules

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a hive of allergists

allergists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an avunculus of alumni

alumni

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a host of angels

angels

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a quire of angels

angels

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a colony of ants

ants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shrewdness of apes

apes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an obsolescence of appliances

appliances

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a flight of Arabs

Arabs

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pace of asses

asses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a clamber of assistant professors

assistant professors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a tenure of associate professors

associate professors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a trine of astrologers

astrologers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a goggle of aviators

aviators

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a score of bachelors

bachelors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a colony of bacteriologists

bacteriologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a cete of badgers

badgers

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

A tabernacle of bakers

bakers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an aroma of bakers

bakers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a leap of banderilleros

banderilleros

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a babble of barbers

barbers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a buzz of barflies

barflies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A thong of barons

barons

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a blarney of bartenders

bartenders

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shoal of bass

bass

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A sleuth of bears

bears

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a sloth of bears

bears

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bevy of beauties

beauties

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A swarm of bees

bees

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a fighting of beggars

beggars

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a family of biologists

biologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A dissimulation of birds

birds

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

A siege of bitterns

bitterns

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a rhapsody of blues

blues

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a singular of boars

boars

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a chain of bobolinks

bobolinks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a rood of boors

boors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bellyful of bores

bores

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a vial of Borgias

Borgias

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a draught of bottlers

bottlers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A couple or pair of bottles

bottles

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A blush of boys

boys

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a leer of boys

boys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a rascal of boys

boys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a passel of brats

brats

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A cast of bread

bread

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a portfolio of brokers

brokers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a lurch of busses

busses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a goring of butchers

butchers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A draught of butlers

butlers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a sneer of butlers

butlers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a wake of buzzards

buzzards

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drove of cabdrivers

cabdrivers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a slate of candidates

candidates

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a merde of caniches

caniches

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a dignity of canons

canons

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pound of carpenters

carpenters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a lash of carters

carters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an army of caterpillars

caterpillars

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a mews of cathouses

cathouses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a clowder of cats

cats

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pounce of cats

cats

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drove of cattle

cattle

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a parenthesis of cellists

cellists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a fumble of checkgrabbers

checkgrabbers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a colloid of chemists

chemists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a liter of chemists

chemists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a brood of chessplayers

chessplayers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a peep of chickens

chickens

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an assemblee of choreographers

choreographers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A clattering of choughs

choughs

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a cluster of churls

churls

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a strangle of city-dwellers

city-dwellers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shriek of claques

claques

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a whine of clarinetists

clarinetists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a school of clerks

clerks

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a pratfall of clowns

clowns

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A bleach of cobblers

cobblers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a cutting of cobblers

cobblers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drunkenness of cobblers

cobblers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an intrusion of cockroaches

cockroaches

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a rag of colts

colts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A rag or rake of colts

colts

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a riot of comedians

comedians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a glut of commercials

commercials

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a dash of commuters

commuters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shriek of contestants

contestants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A temperance of cooks

cooks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a cover of coots

coots

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A covert of coots

coots

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a gulp of cormorants

cormorants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a smirk of couriers

couriers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a threatening of courtiers

courtiers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a saunter of cowboys

cowboys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a run of coyotes

coyotes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A herd of cranes

cranes

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a curse of creditors

creditors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shrivel of critics

critics

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a murder of crows

crows

Collection source: Lipton 1977

An incredibility of cuckolds

cuckolds

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an incredulity of cuckolds

cuckolds

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a charge of curates

curates

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A herd of curlews

curlews

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A smear of curriers

curriers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a cowardice of curs

curs

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a float of dancers (female)

dancers (female)

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a flight of dancers (male)

dancers (male)

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a squat of daubers

daubers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a split of debtors

debtors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a delirium of debutantes

debutantes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a tantrum of decorators

decorators

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A herd of all manner of deer

deer

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a wince of dentists

dentists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a set of designers

designers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pot of dieters

dieters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gild of directors

directors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A doctrine of doctors

doctors

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a dule of doves

doves

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A flight of doves

doves

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a frost of dowagers

dowagers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a load of drunks

drunks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a stone of drunks (In England)

drunks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A badling of ducks

ducks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a paddling of ducks

ducks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a strip of ecdysiasts

ecdysiasts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a recession of economists

economists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a clutch of eggs

eggs

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an ohm of electricians

electricians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a herd of elephants

elephants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gang of elk

elk

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a tabula rasa of empiricists

empiricists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pound of Englishmen

Englishmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a host of epidemiologists

epidemiologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a prance of equestrians

equestrians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a discord of experts

experts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a slew of exterminators

exterminators

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a thrill of fans

fans

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a business of ferrets

ferrets

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a charm of finches

finches

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pitfall of fine print

fine print

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a fine kettle of fish

fish

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a kettle of fish

fish

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a school of fish

fish

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drift of fishermen

fishermen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A drift of fishers

fishermen

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a stand of flamingoes

flamingoes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a phalynx of flashers

flashers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A stalk of foresters

foresters

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a skulk of foxes

foxes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a peck of Frenchmen

Frenchmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a plenitude of freshmen

freshmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a skulk of friars

friars

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an entrenchment of full professors

full professors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a sprinkling of gardeners

gardeners

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A gaggle of geese

geese

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a gaggle of geese (on water)

geese

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a skein of geese (in flight)

geese

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a helix of geneticists

geneticists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a conglomerate of geologists

geologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gross of Germans

Germans

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a giggle of girls

girls

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a slaver of gluttons

gluttons

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an implausibility of gnus

gnus

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a trip of goats

goats

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

A charm of goldfinches

goldfinches

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a glint of goldfish

goldfish

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a lie of golfers

golfers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A flight of goshawks

goshawks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a delicatessen of gourmands

gourmands

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a delicatesse of gourmets

gourmets

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a fortitude of graduate students

graduate students

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a conjunction of grammarians

grammarians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a cluster of grapes

grapes

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

A brace of greyhounds (two)

greyhounds

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A leash of greyhounds (three)

greyhounds

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a grope of groupies

groupies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a profit of gurus

gurus

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a tumbler of gymnasts

gymnasts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a store of gypsies

gypsies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a swish of hairdressers

hairdressers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a husk of hares

hares

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A trip of hares

hares

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a herd of harlots

harlots

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

A melody of harpers

harpers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a melody of harpists

harpists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A herd of harts

harts

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a cast of hawks

hawks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A cast of hawks of the tower (two)

hawks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A leash of the same hawks (three)

hawks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an expectation of heirs

heirs

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a schrei of heldentenoren

heldentenoren

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a hover of helicopters

helicopters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a brood of hens

hens

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a waywardness of herdsmen

herdsmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an observance of hermits

hermits

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A siege of herons

herons

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a trip of hippies

hippies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bloat of hippopotami

hippopotami

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a magnum of hit men

hit men

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drift of hogs

hogs

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a parlay of horseplayers

horseplayers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A harass of horses

horses

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a harras of horses

horses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a laughter of hostlers

hostlers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a foresight of housekeepers

housekeepers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a blast of hunters

hunters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a blur of impressionists

impressionists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a spate of ingenues

ingenues

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A laughter of hostelers

innkeepers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a pint of Irishmen

Irishmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an invasion of Israelis

Israelis

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an explosion of Italians

Italians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a party of jays

jays

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a scold of jays

jays

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a smack of jellyfish

jellyfish

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a ring of jewelers

jewelers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a race of jockeys

jockeys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a wheeze of joggers

joggers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a slant of journalists

journalists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A sentence of judges

judges

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a neverthriving of jugglers

jugglers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gratitude of juniors

juniors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A damning of jurors

jurors

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a troop of kangaroos

kangaroos

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bowl of keglers

keglers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a caper of kids

kids

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a kindle of kittens

kittens

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A kindle of young cats

kittens

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A ravel of knaves

knaves

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a riffraff of knaves

knaves

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A rout of knights

knights

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a route of knights

knights

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a cluster of knots

knots

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A bevy of ladies

ladies

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a deceit of lapwings

lapwings

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A desert of lapwings

lapwings

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

An exaltation of larks

larks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

an eloquence of lawyers

lawyers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drift of lecturers

lecturers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a leap of leopards

leopards

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shush of librarians

librarians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pencil of lines

lines

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A pride of lions

lions

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a plague of locals

locals

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a plague of locusts

locusts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a ho ho! of loopholes

loopholes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a trance of lovers

lovers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a tidings of magpies

magpies

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

A rage of maidens

maidens

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a sord of mallards

mallards

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A sorde or suite of mallards

mallards

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A richness of martens

martens

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a pummel of masseurs

masseurs

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an example of masters

masters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pavanne of matadors

matadors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a torque of mechanics

mechanics

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a band of men

men

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A host of men

men

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a faith of merchants

merchants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a diligence of messengers

messengers

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a shower of meteorologists

meteorologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a cc of Mexicans

Mexicans

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a horde of misers

misers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a labor of moles

moles

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an abominable sight of monks

monks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a consternation of mothers

mothers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a mutter of mothers-in-law

mothers-in-law

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a truculence of moving men

moving men

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A barren of mules

mules

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a no-no of nannies

nannies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a nerve of neighbors

neighbors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a scream of newsboys

newsboys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pallor of night students

night students

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a watch of nightingales

nightingales

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a pallor of nightwatchmen

nightwatchmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a flap of nuns

nuns

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a superfluity of nuns

nuns

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a row of oarsmen

oarsmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an ogle of office boys

office boys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a mess of officers

officers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an execution of officers

officers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a slumber of old guard

old guard

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a concatenation of orgiasts

orgiasts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a romp of otters

otters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a leap of overachievers

overachievers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a metamorphosis of ovoids

ovoids

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a parliament of owls

owls

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an illusion of painters

painters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a lying of pardoners

pardoners

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a company of parrots

parrots

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a covey of partridges

partridges

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

A muster of peacocks

peacocks

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an ostentation of peacocks

peacocks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A malapertness of peddlers

peddlers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an impertinence of peddlers

peddlers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a colony of penguins

penguins

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A congregation of people

people

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a meter of percussionists

percussionists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bouquet of pheasants

pheasants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A nye of pheasants

pheasants

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a stampede of philatelists

philatelists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a click of photographers

photographers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a nucleus of physicists

physicists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pound of pianists

pianists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A poverty of pipers

pipers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a skirl of pipers

pipers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a stack of planes

planes

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a quincunx of planets

planets

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a breakdown of plans

plans

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A squat of daubers

plasterers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a cry of players

players

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a plot of playwrights

playwrights

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A congregation of plovers

plovers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a flush of plumbers

plumbers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an iamb of poets

poets

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a stud of poker players

poker players

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a string of ponies

ponies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a grip of porters

porters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a safeguard of porters

porters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A converting of preachers

preachers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a pontificality of prelates

prelates

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a breach of premises

premises

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a discretion of priests

priests

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a mass of priests

priests

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a spite of prima donnas

prima donnas

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A state of princes

princes

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a panic of producers

producers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pinch of producers

producers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an ex cathedra of professors emeriti

professors emeriti

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a complex of psychoanalysts

psychoanalysts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a dilation of pupils

pupils

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a piddle of puppies

puppies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a litter of pups

pups

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A bevy of quails

quails

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

A bury of coneys

rabbits

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a nest of rabbits

rabbits

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gaze of raccoons

raccoons

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a series of radiologists

radiologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a tragedy of railroad schedules

railroad schedules

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an unkindness of ravens

ravens

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a descent of relatives

relatives

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an overcharge of repairmen

repairmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a scoop of reporters

reporters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a brood of researchers

researchers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pan of reviewers

reviewers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a crash of rhinoceroses

rhinoceroses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A bevy of roe deer

roe deer

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a bevy of roebucks

roebucks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a building of rooks

rooks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A couple of running hounds

running hounds

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a disworship of Scots

Scots

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a fifth of Scots

Scots

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a pod of seals

seals

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a scolding of seamstresses

seamstresses

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a clutch of second thoughts

second thoughts

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an attitude of seniors

seniors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A subtlety of sergeants

sergeants

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

An obedience of servants

servants

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an obeisance of servants

servants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a shiver of sharks

sharks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a flock of sheep

sheep

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a blackening of shoemakers

shoemakers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a hack of smokers

smokers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a walk of snipe

snipe

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A walk of snipes

snipes

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a boast of soldiers

soldiers

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a platitude of sophomores

sophomores

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A couple of spaniels

spaniels

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a host of sparrows

sparrows

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a dray of squirrels

squirrels

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a scurry of squirrels

squirrels

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a brace of stagehands

stagehands

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a wiggle of starlets

starlets

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a murmuration of starlings

starlings

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a disagreement of statesmen

statesmen

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a number of statisticians

statisticians

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a mustering of storks

storks

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a puree of straphangers

straphangers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a failing of students

students

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a transplant of suburbanites

suburbanites

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an untruth of summoners

summoners

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a flight of swallows

swallows

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A herd of swans

swans

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a wedge of swans

swans

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a raft of swimmers

swimmers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A drift of tame swine

swine

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a sounder of swine

swine

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bed of swingers

swingers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a watch of Swiss

Swiss

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gush of sycophants

sycophants

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A disguising of tailors

tailors

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a proud showing of tailors

tailors

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a promise of tapsters

tapsters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A glossing of taverners

tavern-keepers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a cajolery of taverners

taverners

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a charge of taxis

taxis

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a spring of teal

teal

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A spring of teals

teals

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a skulk of thieves

thieves

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a thrave of threshers

threshers

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a wandering of tinkers

tinkers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a knot of toads

toads

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a twinkling of todays

todays

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a promise of tomorrows

tomorrows

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a cancellation of trains

trains

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a postponement of trains

trains

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a graft of tree surgeons

tree surgeons

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a hover of trout

trout

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bored of trustees

trustees

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a rafter of turkeys

turkeys

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A duel of turtledoves

turtledoves

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a pitying of turtledoves

turtledoves

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bale of turtles

turtles

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a drowse of underachievers

underachievers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an extreme unction of undertakers

undertakers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an unction of undertakers

undertakers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a void of urologists

urologists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a lot of used car dealers

used car dealers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A seat of ushers

ushers

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a set of ushers

ushers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a peel of vacationers

vacationers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a haggle of vendors

vendors

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A prudence of vicars

vicars

Collection source: Book of St. Albans; Lipton 1977

a string of violinists

violinists

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a flush of W.C.'s

W.C.'s

Collection source: Lipton 1977

an indifference of waiters

waiters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a measure of wardrobe ladies

wardrobe ladies

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gam of whales

whales

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A litter of whelps

whelps

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an ambush of widows

widows

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a bouquet of winetasters

winetasters

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A non-patience of wives

wives

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

an impatience of wives

wives

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a route of wolves

wolves

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a gaggle of women

women

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a fall of woodcocks

woodcocks

Collection source: Lipton 1977; Book of St. Albans

a descent of woodpeckers

woodpeckers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a cord of woodwinds

woodwinds

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A herd of wrens

wrens

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a crunch of wrestlers

wrestlers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

a worship of writers

writers

Collection source: Lipton 1977

A fellowship of yeomen

yeomen

Collection source: Book of St. Albans

a flight of yesterdays

yesterdays

Collection source: Lipton 1977

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