Collective noun

mute

What do you call a group of dogs or hounds?

a mute of dogs · a mute of hounds

Used for
2 subjects
Categories
Animals
Subcategories
Mammals
Type
Specific
Best confidence
high

Definition

  1. Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Mute of houndys”.

Other senses of the word: mute on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

Related words

Other groups of hounds