Mother Carey's chicken
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It is known to every English sailor by the name of Mother Carey's chicken.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
There is another interesting thing about Mother Carey's chicken, and that is, that he is also called petrel, from the Italian 'Petrello,' or Little Peter.
From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin
"Ay, and ye see Mother Carey's chicken yonder," said Danny, pointing where the stormy petrel was scudding close to a white wave and uttering a dismal cry.
From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir
I haven’t got the heart of a Mother Carey’s chicken.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
You don’t want me to take in sail surely with this wind, you old Mother Carey’s chicken?
From Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
