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mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails is the alternative form of mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails.

Meaning of mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails

Proverb

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails

  1. Cirrus clouds forebode bad weather.

Questions about mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails

What is mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails the alternative form of?
Mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails is the alternative form of mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails.

Words near mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails in the dictionary

  1. mackerel pikes
  2. mackerel shark
  3. mackerel sharks
  4. mackerel skies
  5. mackerel sky
  6. mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails
  7. mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails
  8. mackerel snapper
  9. mackerel snappers
  10. mackereler
  11. mackerelers

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