Everyone was running around like a passel of fools.
it is pronounced passel.
The word "passel" is singular. It is used to refer to a large group or quantity of something.
Passel is on page 104, but it really depends on what version you are reading
Frank Van Passel was born on June 23, 1964, in Belgium.
A group
The noun 'passel' is a word for a large group of people or things, a word for a thing.
pack
passel
A large quantity or group. [Definition]
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Frans van Passel has written: 'L'enseignement des langues aux adultes' -- subject(s): Modern Languages, Study and teaching
The collective noun for opossums is a passel of possums.