TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fanous,Samuel
AU  - Bewick,Thomas
AU  - Bewick,Thomas
AU  - Bewick,Thomas
AU  - Dent,Susie
ED  - Bodleian Library,
TI  - A barrel of monkeys: a compendium of collective nouns for animals 
SN  - 9781851244454
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Bodleian Library
KW  - Mammals
KW  - Nomenclature (Popular)
KW  - Fishes
KW  - English language
KW  - Collective nouns
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - Animals
N1  - Arranged alphabetically by common name of mammal or fish; "Illustrations by Thomas Bewick originally published in A general history of quadrupeds, second edition, 1791, and A natural history of fishes, 1815"--Page [3] of cover
N2  - We're all familiar with 'a flock of sheep' but what are the collective nouns for racehorses, pigs, zebras or giraffes? Drawing on a range of sources, from fifteenth-century hunting terms to more recent inventions that have now entered the language, this book collects over 100 examples of the most interesting collective nouns for animals, each illustrated with charming woodcuts by the renowned naturalist engraver of the eighteenth century, Thomas Bewick. Some describe a key characteristic of the animal in question: 'a shrewdness of apes', 'a busyness of ferrets'. Others are delightfully humorous: 'a piddle of puppies', 'a crash of rhinoceroses'. Featuring pets, farmyard animals, big cats and wild beasts, this beautifully presented book is the perfect gift for animal lovers and all those with an interest in this quirky linguistic tradition
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