| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Mackerel Sky (A). | |
| A sky spotted like a mackerel. (Mackerel from the Latin, macula, a spot whence the French maquereau, German mackrele, Welsh macrell, etc.) | 1 |
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