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When the cows are lying down...

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on April 17, 2009 at 22:16

In Reply to: When the cows are lying down... posted by Cynthia on April 17, 2009 at 22:05:

: Where did the expression "When the cows are lying down, it means it is going to rain" come from?

From the belief (widespread in Britain) that cows lie down if they sense rain on the way. (VSD)

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