According to the Oxford English Dictionaries: Boys: a blush of boys Cobblers: a drunkship of cobblers Cooks: a hastiness of cooks Foresters: a stalk of foresters Hermits: an observance of hermits Ladies: a bevy of ladies Merchants: a faith of merchants Nuns: a superfluity of nuns Pedlars: a malapertness (= impertinence) of pedlars Prisoners: a pity of prisoners Taverners: a glozing (= fawning) of taverners

According to the Oxford English Dictionaries: Boys: a blush of boys Cobblers: a drunkship of cobblers Cooks: a hastiness of cooks Foresters: a stalk of foresters Hermits: an observance of hermits Ladies: a bevy of ladies Merchants: a faith of merchants Nuns: a superfluity of nuns Pedlars: a malapertness (= impertinence) of pedlars Prisoners: a pity of prisoners Taverners: a glozing (= fawning) of taverners

So, I’ve started collecting something other than quotes.  This is going to a nice little mini series I think.  I’ll give you 15 names of things in groups.  These are proper names garnered from dictionaries and encyclopedias.  Some ridiculous.  Some sublime.  Welcome to “What do you call a group of…” Antelope: A herd of antelope  Ant: A colony or an army of ants (How very military) Ape: A shrewdness of apes (Why are apes particularly shrewd?) Baboons: A troop of baboons (And back to the military) Bacteria: A culture of bacteria (Because all bacteria like the arts, dressing in particular fashions, and eating particular foods.) Badger: A cete, a brock, a…