Mother Carey's chicken
Example Sentences
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“Here’s a Mother Carey’s chicken come aboard!” cried Sam Weeks, making for the poor tired thing to catch it.
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
It was significant, this nightcap of Admiral Buzza—as the ram's horn to Jericho, the Mother Carey's chicken to the doomed ship.
From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
I can repeat something, in the fairy-tale style, which was told me by Mother Carey's chicken, when we were waiting for the nestling to grow strong enough for us to make our journey.
From The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan by Johnson, Virginia W.
The Spaniard was hardly a mile to windward, a long, low, rakish craft, as black as a Mother Carey’s chicken.
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon
Mother Carey's chicken hovers near when the elements are at strife.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
