clowder
/ˈklaʊdə/noun rare
A group of cats: most of us aren’t looking to bring a pack of dogs or a clowder of cats...
- They had no kids, a clowder of cats, and a beagle, which Donna was walking on a long leash.
- She currently resides in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and a mighty clowder of cats.
- If someone is permanently hosting a large, caterwauling clowder, I still think the onus is on the cat lover to reduce the population in a humane way.
Origin
Early 19th century: from dialect cludder 'clutter', probably related to clot.
- ascertain
- ascertainable
- ascertainably
- ascertainment
- ascesis
- ascetic
- ascetically
- asceticism
- Ascham, Roger
- as chance would have it
- (as) cheap as chips
- aschelminth
- asci
- ascidian
- ASCII
- ascites
- ascitic
- (as) clean as a whistle
- (as) clean (or neat) as a new pin
- (as) clear as a bell
- (as) clear as day
- (as) clear as mud
- (as) clear (or sound) as a bell
- Asclepius
- (as) cold as ice (or stone or the grave etc.)