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mackerel sky

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mackerel sky (noun)
  2. mackerel-back (noun)

mackerel sky

noun

Definition of MACKEREL SKY

: a sky covered with rows of altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds resembling the patterns on a mackerel's back
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First Known Use of MACKEREL SKY

1667

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