_mackerel sky_

mackerel n "Mackerel sky is never 24 hours dry". This refers to when the clouds are mackerel shaped. [image] It is usually seen on a cold day when [image] there are few clouds and those are very high. When the clouds are mackerel shaped it will rain within 24 hours. The old Fishermen aroun...

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/51437 2023-12-31T10:15:54+01:00 _mackerel sky_ xxxx/xx/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51437 eng eng M 51 66-4 Curran, David W. Eng 340 20 Gambo B.B Sherlock Bull Student 23 Eastport B.B. Old Fisherman Eastport (12-15 years old) M.U.N. Oct/65 Oct 26/65 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15812 M_15812_mackerel n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51437 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:30Z mackerel n "Mackerel sky is never 24 hours dry". This refers to when the clouds are mackerel shaped. [image] It is usually seen on a cold day when [image] there are few clouds and those are very high. When the clouds are mackerel shaped it will rain within 24 hours. The old Fishermen around Eastport still believe in this weather sign. P DICT CEN. OCT 28 1965 [check] Used I Not used Not used mackerel-bird, ~ gull Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Fri 25 Sep 2015, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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_mackerel sky_
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description mackerel n "Mackerel sky is never 24 hours dry". This refers to when the clouds are mackerel shaped. [image] It is usually seen on a cold day when [image] there are few clouds and those are very high. When the clouds are mackerel shaped it will rain within 24 hours. The old Fishermen around Eastport still believe in this weather sign. P DICT CEN. OCT 28 1965 [check] Used I Not used Not used mackerel-bird, ~ gull Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Fri 25 Sep 2015, NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY
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Curran, David W. Eng 340 20 Gambo B.B Sherlock Bull Student 23 Eastport B.B. Old Fisherman Eastport (12-15 years old) M.U.N. Oct/65 Oct 26/65
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
15812
M_15812_mackerel n
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