The King Was In The Counting House (Using) ? 10

[deano1969]

answer has a colour within it thanks in advance

[Tilly2]

Blackbirds

[deano1969]

blackbirds already used in another answer

[scorpiojo]

What question gave you blackbirds?

[deano1969]

maid in the garden was attacked by 1,9 i got a blackbird

[scorpiojo]

Drat!

[Tilly2]

Counting out his money.

Can you see a colour in that?

[Tilly2]

It's that (using) bit that's the problem!

[scorpiojo]

Me? No :(

[Tilly2]

Not just you, Jo.......anyone?

[Tilly2]

an abacus?

[deano1969]

i thought green cloth but 2 words that was the counting house during henry viii times

[Psybbo]

Is honey a colour?

[Calibax]

Gold something??

[Jackdaw33]

Blackbirds looks right to me as this is the first line of the second verse of, 'Sing a Song of Sixpence'.

[Calibax]

Chambers has greencloth as one word

[elliemay1]

If the answer has 10 letters then it must be blackbirds

[deano1969]

even more puzzling the next question is the maid was in the garden (not using)?... 5,7

[Tilly2]

In which case, I won!

[scorpiojo]

..one word here

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/greencloth

[deano1969]

along came a blackbird and pecked off her nose refering only one blackbird not blackbirds