Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Seal

The sire is called a bull, its females are cows, the offspring are called pups; the breeding-place is called a rookery, a group of young seals is called a pod. The male seal till it is full grown is called a bachelor. A colony of seals is called a herd. A sealer is a seal-hunter, seal-hunting is called scaling, and the seal trade sealcry.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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