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mackerel breeze

mackerel breeze noun: a strong breeze which ruffles the surface of the water, favourable for catching mackerel.

Noun

mackerel breeze (plural mackerel breezes)

  1. A strong breeze which ruffles the surface of the water, favourable for catching mackerel.
    • While they tacked to and fro in the river, under the impulse of a mackerel breeze, the physician expressed his satisfaction, and Pallet was ravished with the entertainment.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of mackerel breeze

pluralmackerel breezes

Questions about mackerel breeze

What does mackerel breeze mean?
Mackerel breeze means a strong breeze which ruffles the surface of the water, favourable for catching mackerel.
What part of speech is mackerel breeze?
Mackerel breeze is a noun.
What is the plural of mackerel breeze?
The plural of mackerel breeze is mackerel breezes.

Words near mackerel breeze in the dictionary

  1. Mackenzie River husky
  2. Mackenzies
  3. mackerel
  4. mackerel bird
  5. mackerel birds
  6. mackerel breeze
  7. mackerel breezes
  8. mackerel gull
  9. mackerel mint
  10. mackerel mints
  11. mackerel pike

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