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

A form of mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails — Cirrus clouds forebode bad weather.

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

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackerel%20sky%20and%20mare's-tails%20make%20lofty%20ships%20carry%20low%20sails

MLA

“mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackerel%20sky%20and%20mare's-tails%20make%20lofty%20ships%20carry%20low%20sails. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mackerel%20sky%20and%20mare's-tails%20make%20lofty%20ships%20carry%20low%20sails.

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