wood smoke 0 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Hi lads if it is a covey of partridges, a labour of moles , a buisness of ferrets, a parliment of rooks a flock of geese what is the collective name for pheaseants ?????? this is a cross word puzzle as well as doin my head in Quote Link to post
wood smoke 0 Posted May 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 bouquet is this for real or a joke i dont get Quote Link to post
rob the dog 0 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 according to wikipedia a group of pheasents is a nye Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 im not taking the piss,its true Quote Link to post
Rolfe 2 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Just looked it up...........A nest, nide, (nye) or bouquet. Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 according to wikipedia a group of pheasents is a nye what i can remember nye is when they are on the ground but when flushed its called a bouquet Quote Link to post
rob the dog 0 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 nye is on the ground, did'nt read much else Quote Link to post
mackem 27,084 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 If they are on the ground its a pile Quote Link to post
comanche 3,045 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Yep ,it is a "Nye".If I had my vintage OED to hand I could tell you its linguistic origins an all that but it's at home.Think it refers to a family group ,ie Hen and her brood . Quote Link to post
wood smoke 0 Posted May 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 according to wikipedia a group of pheasents is a nye what i can remember nye is when they are on the ground but when flushed its called a bouquet Thanks sue bouquet fits the spaces, nye well that is just cheating thanks lads lasses pile is just fitting !!!! Quote Link to post
agrifabs 0 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 'brace' of pheasants rings a bell for dead ones..... Quote Link to post
agrifabs 0 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Hi lads if it is a covey of partridges, a labour of moles , a buisness of ferrets, a parliment of rooksa flock of geese what is the collective name for pheaseants ?????? this is a cross word puzzle as well as doin my head in if im not mistaken, isnt it a 'gaggle of geese'??? Quote Link to post
Neil Cooney. 1 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Yes and a skein. Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Skien in the air and gaggle on the ground.. Quote Link to post
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