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   Message 68,428 of 70,346   
   John Holmes to All   
   Re: Dwarfs or Dwarves   
   27 Aug 11 21:41:31   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english, rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: see@sig.instead   
      
   Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote:   
   > On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:55:07 -0700 (PDT), Duggy   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > I think it is usually a flight of arrows.   
   >   
   > OED:   
   >   
   >    8. A collection or flock of beings or things flying in or passing   
   >       through the air together:   
   >   
   >    a. of birds or insects. Also the special term for a company of   
   >       doves, swallows, and various other birds.   
   >    b. A company of angels.   
   >    c. A volley of missiles, esp. arrows.   
   >   
   >   
   >> I figured it was   
   >> a "future hedgehog of arrows".   
   >>   
   > Nice! Unless you are on the receiving end.   
      
   It would have to be a Sebastian flight, wouldn't it?   
      
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