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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_venery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_vener... > intended as a mark of erudition

by kd0amg 8y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_venery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_noun#Terms_of_vener... > intended as a mark of erudition of the gentlemen able to use them correctly rather than for practical communication

iak8god 8y ago
Here's the relevant page in Archive's scan of The Book of Saint Albans: https://archive.org/details/cu31924031031184/page/n111 https://archive.org/details/cu31924031031184/page/n111