English Explanatory Dictionary

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

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Alternative form of mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails.

Word forms

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