Collective noun

skulk

Also spelled Skulke (1486)

What do you call a group of foxes or thieves?

a skulk of foxes · a skulk of thieves

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

Definition

  1. A group of foxes.
  2. Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “a Skulke of theuys”.

Other senses of the word: skulk on Wiktionary

Usage as a collective noun

a skulk of foxes

Book of St Albans

A group of foxes.

Subject
fox (foxes)
Category
Animals → Mammals
Confidence
high
Attestation
historical-source, wikipedia-cited, wiktionary-attested, wiktionary-wordlist-only
Also spelled
Skulke (1486)
6 sources
  1. Wikipedia - List of animal names
  2. Zoological Society of San Diego - Animal group names
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - Common Questions: What Do You Call a Group of...?
  4. Wiktionary - skulk
  5. Wiktionary - Appendix:English collective nouns
  6. Book of Saint Albans (1486) - The companyes of bestys & foules

Related words

Other groups of foxes

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