A new collective noun?

I found myself musing on waking this morning, somewhat earlier than intended, on the appropriate collective noun for a collection of jackhammers: a “rattle of”, or a “pound of” perhaps?

Working nights has its advantages, but learning just how often they dig up the roads is not among them.

One comment

  • June 23, 2005 - 5:48 pm | Permalink

    they’ve been working on the house directly behind my apartment for the past 6 months (hammers etc). drives me nuts, i should get a discount from my landlord.

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