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Mother Carey's chickens |
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Mother Carey’s chickens stormy petrels; believed by sailors to be harbingers of storms. [Marine Folklore: Wheeler, 251] See : Omen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Four or five Mother Carey's chickens stormed round in circles, shrieking as they swept past the bows. |
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