Talk:pace

RFV discussion: October 2012

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pace

RFV-sense "The collective noun for donkeys." Tagged but not listed. - -sche (discuss) 10:54, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

In the unlikely case that that's true, I'm nominating it for word of the day. --WikiTiki89 (talk) 14:59, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Looks like we do indeed have a word of the day,[1][2][3][4] shall I nominate it or will you?

The Google snippet link to one of those is a deadlink, but this is scraped for the results page

The economist - Volume 381, Issues 8498-8509 - Page 56

books.google.co.uk/books?id=XanqAAAAMAAJ

2006 - Snippet view - More editions

A pace of donkeys fans out in different directions. For centuries, the asses have served as Mardin's rubbish collectors, penetrating streets so narrow and steep that no car, let alone a dustcart, can squeeze through. Carrying loads of up to 70kg ...

SpinningSpark 15:41, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Nominated. --WikiTiki89 (talk) 16:08, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

Cited in under five hours—nice work! - -sche (discuss) 18:03, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

• "Pace of asses" gets even better results. OED says it's obsolete, but it seems to still have a bit of usage. Ƿidsiþ 18:57, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

I did try "pace of asses" but I only came up with mentions, dictionaries and the like. SpinningSpark 20:30, 13 October 2012 (UTC)

(or sometimes two)

Why is it sometimes defines as two steps? all I can think of is the trotting gait of horses, which need two steps so that every leg touches the ground --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:15, 14 August 2019 (UTC)