A clowder of cats
The spell check keeps trying to change 'clowder' to 'chowder', which I don't think anyone would want made of cats.
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A stook of grain
A sight we no longer see: a group of sheaves or grain stood on end in a field. Also 'to stook',...
A draught of butlers
A hint of butlers having had a propensity for tippling at the sherry or the whisky? I would prefer a...
Collective nouns – quotations
A 'trove' or an 'aptness' of quotes; a 'delight' or an 'elegance' of quotations, complemented by a 'fount', a 'finesse'...
Astrologers
‘A knot of astrologers’ – an impression of being tied up in knots by the intricacies of prediction? Perhaps best...
Collective nouns – reviews
A 'praise', a 'parade' or a 'stash' of reviews. Unless it's your books and the reviews have trashed them: a...
Economists
Just as I was thinking of instituting a monthly round up of collective nouns as part of this celebration of...
Collective nouns – words
OK, let's go alliterative on this one: a 'wealth', a 'wonder', or a 'world' of words. Alternatively: an articulation, an...
Bellowing bullfinches
Never heard a bullfinch, so I don't know if they bellow, but it isn't an easy word to associate with...
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