>From:    Kym Zorn <[log in to unmask]>
>My friend Richard lives in Oxford and insists that in the UK, a group of
>ferrets is know as a "fesney.  " I am adamant that the proper term is
>"business." We are in the midst of a friendly debate, and I'd appreciate
>some input from the English .  Please email me at : [log in to unmask]
 
A business, with possibly different variations of spelling in old English.
I've never heard of a "fesney" and it's not even mentioned in my Oxford
Reference Dictionary - methinks they are a strange lot down in
Oxfordshire;-)
 
Sheila
Bolton Ferret Welfare.
Membership Secretary & Editor of The National Ferret Welfare Society.
Web Site: www.btinternet.com/~sheila/ferrets.htm  last update 8 October 1999
Waiting at Rainbow Bridge: Jill, Deanna Troy, Cameron, Carnath, Button,
Bill, Bobby, Jasper, Inga, Holly & Fergle
The views expressed by me are not necessarily those of the NFWS.
[Posted in FML issue 2882]