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| Tweet Topic Started: 18th January 2012 - 10:46 PM (101 Views) | |
| Hedgebacker | 18th January 2012 - 10:46 PM Post #1 |
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On the Boundary.......
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Following Dave's Ravens, Anyone know what Ye Olde terms are for groups of these animals? See how many you can get, answers tomorrow night. 1/ Pheasants 2/ Partridges 3/ Grouse 4/ Capercaillie 5/ Quail 6/ Woodcock 7/ Geese 8/ Duck 9/ Wigeon 10/ Mallard 11/ Teal 12/ Pochard 13/ Coots 14/ Shelduck 15/ Snipe 16/ Plover 17/ Pigeons 18/ Magpies 19/ Jays 20/ Rooks 21/ Hares 22/ Moles 23/ Stoats 24/ Ferrets 25/ Badgers 26/ Foxes 27/ Bears 28/ Elk 29/ Swine 30/ Boar
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| photopro | 19th January 2012 - 12:41 AM Post #2 |
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2/ Covey 3/ Flush 7/ Skein or gaggle 11/ Flurry 15/ Exultation 17/ Flock 18/ Chatter 20/ Building (Crows a murder) 23/ Band ...a bit poor really... |
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| dave1979 | 19th January 2012 - 08:56 AM Post #3 |
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Hell fire! Am shyte at this!!! Is it a stink of ferrets?? |
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| dave1979 | 19th January 2012 - 09:12 AM Post #4 |
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Is foxes... Skulk?? Sure its bin mentioned on ere b4?????? |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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| dave1979 | 19th January 2012 - 09:14 AM Post #5 |
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I also know what ferrets is... But i had to google( out of curiosity) so i will leave that to the clever ones!!) |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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| mudman | 19th January 2012 - 09:38 AM Post #6 |
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a nye of pheasants, a covey of partridge, a covey of grouse, a bevy of quail, a spring of teal, a wisp of snipe, a parlaiment of rooks. Geese is a skein in the air, gaggle on the ground. A paddling of mallard. I also think a group of skylarks is called an exultation. |
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| photopro | 19th January 2012 - 12:41 PM Post #7 |
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I think that's owls. |
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| Hedgebacker | 19th January 2012 - 05:36 PM Post #8 |
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So far, Pro's got three right and Mudman's got eight and Dave's got one. Keep guessing men.
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| Hedgebacker | 19th January 2012 - 05:42 PM Post #9 |
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That's correct, according to Ye Olde reference book! |
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| photopro | 19th January 2012 - 06:09 PM Post #10 |
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I wasn't sure about a spring of Teal most people have heard of "springing" Teal, I haven't heard of a bevy of Quail. |
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| Hedgebacker | 19th January 2012 - 11:29 PM Post #11 |
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Right, here's the answers. 1/ A Nye of Pheasants 2/ A Covey of Partridges 3/ A Covey of Grouse, several covies are a Pack. 4/ A Tok of Capercaillie 5/ A Bevy of Quail 6/ A Fall of Woodcock 7/ A Skein of Geese in flight, a Gaggle of Geese at rest. 8/ A Team of Duck in flight, a Paddling of Duck at rest. 9/ A Company of Wigeon 10/ A Sord of Mallard 11/ A Spring of Teal 12/ A Rush of Pochard 13/ A Covert of Coots 14/A Dopping of Shelduck 15/ A Wisp of Snipe 16/ A Congregation of Plover 17/ A Flight of Pigeons 18/A Tidings of Magpies 19/ A Band of Jays 20/ A Building of Rooks 21/ A Trip of Hares 22/ A Labour of Moles 23/ A Pack of Stoats 24/ A Business of Ferrets 25/ A Cete of Badgers 26/ A Skulk of Foxes 27/ A Sloth of Bears 28/ A Gang of Elk 29/ A Sounder of Swine 30/ A Singular of Boar Source: The Eley Shooter's Diary 1986.
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| photopro | 19th January 2012 - 11:36 PM Post #12 |
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How about some modern equivalents then ? I'll give you the first: A Thickett of Half-Wits |
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| dave1979 | 20th January 2012 - 12:17 AM Post #13 |
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An asylum of scousers!! |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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| photopro | 20th January 2012 - 02:40 AM Post #14 |
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God you're so predictable Dave Maybe a Thief of Scousers A Shout of Firemen A Hail of Taxis A Limp of Vegetarians |
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| dave1979 | 20th January 2012 - 10:44 AM Post #15 |
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A ring of gays!! |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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| dave1979 | 20th January 2012 - 10:46 AM Post #16 |
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A lick of lesbians!!! |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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| photopro | 20th January 2012 - 02:34 PM Post #17 |
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I think we can see a train of thought pattern emerging.........
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| Danger Mouse | 20th January 2012 - 03:11 PM Post #18 |
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A Fall of Woodcock? Not when I'm under them! Anyway I think that it should be a zig zag of woodcock!
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Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? ....... He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
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| dave1979 | 20th January 2012 - 03:40 PM Post #19 |
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An interfearance of cows!!!! |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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