A Crash of Rhinoceroses: A Dictionary of Collective Nouns
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Some are common: a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese; others are obscure (a temperance of cooks and a blush of boys). For each, the author provides a brief history of usage and cites texts where it can be found. Illustrated with appealing line drawings by Roderick Booth-Jones. Originally pub
Author: Rex Collings
Format: Paperback, 186 pages
Published: 1993, Moyer Bell Ltd ,U.S., United States
Genre: Dictionaries (single language)
Some are common: a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese; others are obscure (a temperance of cooks and a blush of boys). For each, the author provides a brief history of usage and cites texts where it can be found. Illustrated with appealing line drawings by Roderick Booth-Jones. Originally pub
