Swan if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight. The English word 'swan', akin to the German "Schwan", Dutch "zwaan" and Swedish "svan", is derived from Indo-European root "*swen" (to sound, to sing). Young swans are known as "swanlings" or as "cygnets"; the latter derives via Old French "cigne" or "cisne" (diminutive suffix -"et" "little") from the Latin word "", a variant form of "cycnus" "swan", itself from the Greek "kýknos", a word of the same meaning. An adult male is a "cob", from Middle
A Jackknife to a Swan "Sugar Free" was later featured in the 2006 movie "Beerfest". The track "I want My City Back" is a lament about the loss of The Rathskeller, commonly called "The Rat", the club in Boston where the Bosstones got their start. The album reached #131 on the Billboard 200, and #9 on the Top Independent Albums. A Jackknife to a Swan The album title is a reference to both the elegant Olympic high dive and the death of something beautiful. Dicky Barrett has said in interviews that the title of the album upset his mother greatly, as her maiden name was