Collective noun

pace

Also spelled Pase (1486)

What do you call a group of donkeys?

a pace of donkeys

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

Definition

  1. A group of donkeys.

Other senses of the word: pace on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

a pace of donkeys

Book of St Albans
Subject
donkey (donkeys)
Category
Animals → Mammals
Confidence
high
Attestation
historical-source, wikipedia-cited, wiktionary-attested
Also spelled
Pase (1486)
7 sources
  1. Wikipedia - List of animal names
  2. Oxford University Press - AskOxford: A
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - Common Questions: What Do You Call a Group of...?
  4. Beat about the Bush: Mammals] , by Trevor Carnaby, published by Jacana Media, 2008-01-01, page 362. .
  5. Wiktionary - pace
  6. Wiktionary - Appendix:English collective nouns
  7. Book of Saint Albans (1486) - The companyes of bestys & foules

Related words

Other groups of donkeys

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