A kind of small cloud with a ragged edge, portending rain. (Cf. mare's tail, n.)
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释义 | the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [noun] > a cloud > small cloud > portending rain (5) colt's tail1744 A kind of small cloud with a ragged edge, portending rain. (Cf. mare's tail, n.) water wagon1815 British colloquial. A kind of small low cloud believed to presage rain. Cf. carrier, n.1 7. Cf. water dog, n. 5. Now rare. water doga1825 British regional and Irish English (northern). In plural. Small, low-level clouds, formerly thought to indicate the approach of rain. Cf. dog, n.1 9… sop1828 dialect. (See quot. 1828.) carrier1844 British regional. A small low detached cloud, thought to be a sign of imminent rain. Cf. water carrier, n. 3c. Obsolete. rare. |
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