Flotsam & Jetsam

While we have had some experience in the past with collective nouns (those used to group animals; an ostentation of peacocks) we have yet to look at how gender and age can affect what we call an animal. 

One of the simplest of these is the bison. We call the female a cow, the male a bull and their young, a calf. Together they become collectively known as a herd. 

Ask a native speaker of English what a camel's gender names or their young is called and most will reply with uncertainty. They are in fact the same as bison yet they can also collectively be called a flock, a train or a caravan. 

To begin to toboggan,

first buy a toboggan.

But don't buy too big a toboggan.

Too big a toboggan is too big

a toboggan to buy to

Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) by Harry Belafonte

Jamaican expression used to describe someone who foretells something bad which is later realised. 

Example: 

"I specifically remember telling her to not break a leg when she went skiing."