Progression

skulk (skulk) verb intr.

1. To hide, evade, or move stealthily.

noun

1. Someone who lies in hiding, evades, or lurk.

2. A pack of foxes.

[From Middle English skulken, of Scandinavian origin.]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=skulk

"Heaven's Acre Wildlife Center has a gaggle of geese, a skulk of foxes, an over-abundance of raccoons and a singular problem - it violates city zoning."
Gary Gerhardt; Wildlife Rehab Center Runs Into the Teeth of Arvada's Zoning Rules; Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado); Aug 6, 1998.

This week's theme: collective nouns.

   

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Posted by Keya at September 16, 2005 08:10 PM