[TheForge] words

[Dave Brown]

I'd heard that too, but couldn't find a reference this way in the 
dictionary.  Even so, the dictionary says that "mob" is primarily used by 
Brits and Aussies.

So, I've gone looking again using "crows collective noun" as the search 
criteria and find several such terms.

         "A hover of crows"

         "A mob of crows"

         "A murder of crows"

         "A storytelling of crows"

Of the four options, and with special consideration to blacksmiths all 
over, I still like "mob", but "storytelling" runs a real close second.

Dave

At 16:41 04/06/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I've been told by mystery buffs that the term for a group of crows is a
>"murder".
>Hence, a murder of crows.
>Blacksmiths are too nice of a bunch to be associated with crows. :-)
>
>Rob
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>From: "Dave Brown" <quahog@tds.net>
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>Subject: RE: [TheForge] words
>
>
> > How about "mob"?
> >