Gaggle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 noun 1.3 Related terms 1.4 Translations

English

Etymology

from Middle English gagelen (to cackle)

noun

gaggle (((uncountable{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))

and ((countable{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))

)

1. A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
2. Any group or gathering of related things; bunch.

Related terms

• skein
• wedge

Translations

• Dutch: troep n