Collective noun

badling

Also spelled Badelynge (1486)

What do you call a group of ducks?

a badling of ducks

Used for
1 subject
Categories
Animals
Subcategories
Birds
Type
Specific
Best confidence
high

Definition

  1. A brood, group, or flock of ducks.

Other senses of the word: badling on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

a badling of ducks

Book of St AlbansContext-dependent
Subject
duck (ducks)
Category
Animals → Birds
Context
on land
Confidence
high
Attestation
historical-source, wikipedia-cited, wiktionary-attested
Also spelled
Badelynge (1486)
5 sources
  1. Wikipedia - List of animal names
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - Common Questions: What Do You Call a Group of...?
  3. Wiktionary - badling
  4. Wiktionary - Appendix:English collective nouns
  5. Book of Saint Albans (1486) - The companyes of bestys & foules

Related words

Other groups of ducks

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