Grist to the Mill

05 January, 2005

COBBLERS OF LOAD A ?

I love these collective nouns. As you will see if you read through, some are more established than others.

A murder of crows
A convocation of eagles
A cast of falcons
A charm of finches
A colony of gulls
A band of jays
A desert of lapwings
A watch of nightingales
A cloud of seafowl
A host of sparrows
A flock of swifts
A wake of vultures
A pack of dogs
A band of gorillas
A pod of dolphins
A farrow of piglets
A culture of bacteria
A flight of butterflies
A plague of locusts
A mess of iguanas
A knot of toads
A nest of vipers
A faculty of academics
A team of athletes
A bevy of beauties
A shuffle of bureaucrats
A congregation of churchgoers
A troupe of dancers
A staff of employees
A conjugation of grammarians
A gang of hoodlums
A bench of judges
An audience of listeners
A ring of paedophiles
A crowd of people
A crew of sailors
A choir of singers
A class of students
A den of thieves
A coven of witches
A congregation of worshippers
A host of angels
A belt of asteroids
A battery of tests
An armoury of missiles
A raft of measures
A bunch of bananas
A library of books
A pack of cards
A network of computers
A cache of jewels
A fleet of lorries
A range of mountains
A string of pearls
An anthology of poems
A clump of reeds
A fleet of ships
A flight of stairs
A constellation of stars
A chain of islands
An agenda of tasks
A balance of accountants
A load of cobblers
An unease of compromises
A brace of dentists
A grid of electricians
A volume of water
A wealth of information
A number of mathematicians
A horde of misers
An annoyance of neighbours
A body of pathologists
A ponder of philosophers
A clique of photographers
A nucleus of physicists
A breakdown of plans
A cancellation of trains
A complex of psychologists
A portfolio of stockbrokers
A flight of yesterdays
A promise of tomorrows
A bunch of things
An optimism of youth

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