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Collective noun question...

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Has anyone ever heard the collective expression: 'a prowl of tigers' before, or am I on my own here?


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dear sir, with refernce to ur querry, i have to say that i ve'nt yet heard "a prowl of tigers" ever before, but i request u through this reply, to kindly post me if u ve got the meaning... thanks poorenglish

— Poorenglish

  • dear sir, with refernce to ur querry, i have to say that i ve'nt yet heard "a prowl of tigers" ever before, but i request u through this reply, to kindly post me if u ve got the meaning...
  • thanks poorenglish
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dear sir,
with refernce to ur querry, i have to say that i ve'nt yet heard "a prowl of tigers" ever before, but i request u through this reply, to kindly post me if u ve got the meaning...
thanks
poorenglish
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Do you mean "(tigers) on the prowl?" (it can be anything on the prowl, the word tigers is not part of that expression).

PROWL: To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder.

IDIOM "on the prowl": Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs.
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According to this website of [url="http://elmtree.members.beeb.net/htmldb/collectivenouns.htm"]COLLECTIVE NOUNS[/url], it is 'a streak of tigers', but these terms are notoriously apocryphal. There are many lists of these terms for groups of animals; if you google 'collective nouns'
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...yes, I've seen those websites. I haven't found a prowl of tigers on any of them, though; it came from an English teacher of mine some 25 years ago!

Even if it's one of his own, I think it's quite suitable.

Thanks for your words.


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