WILDWORDS

1) the definition for jipping

A encouraging the last and least willing sheep to be sheared B releasing an eagle before it has become acclimatised and can hunt on its own C staining a part of a horse with Indian ink to conceal a blemish

2) the animal you associate with the adjective soricine

A a squirrel B a seal C a shrew

3) the offspring of a hare

A a kit B a leveret C a keet

4) the sound made by swans

A a cry B a scream C a wail

5) the name for a male mule

A a john B a stallion C a stud

6) the collective noun for buffalo

A a herd B a dopping C a husk

The Wild Words are: 1C, 2C, 3B, 4A, 5A, 6A