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

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails proverb: cirrus clouds forebode bad weather.

Proverb

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

  1. Cirrus clouds forebode bad weather.

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

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

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

What does mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails mean?
Mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails means cirrus clouds forebode bad weather.
What part of speech is mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails?
Mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails is a proverb.

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

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

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