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gaggle
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gaggle \Gag"gle\ (g[a^]g"g'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gaggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gaggling.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g[=a]gen, E. giggle, cackle.] To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gaggle \Gag"gle\, n. [Cf. Gaggle v. i.] 1. (Zool.) A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A gathering of people, especially a noisy one. [PJC] 3. Hence: Any clustered group of related objects. [PJC]
