mackerel breeze
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mackerel breeze
C18: so named because the ruffling of the water by the wind aids mackerel fishing
Example Sentences
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While they tacked to and fro in the river, under the impulse of a mackerel breeze, the physician expressed his satisfaction, and Pallet was ravished with the entertainment.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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