New Artwork – Ian Rogers – a Fesnyng of Ferrets

Another collective noun – today, a Fesnyng of Ferrets. Although it is difficult to track down the strict etymology of the term and there are many conflicting sources, some consensus exists that it arose from a transcription error in Middle English of the then-current word for “business”. The more modern term is indeed a “business” of ferrets, but “fesnyng”, though archaic,  is still in common use.