proverb · Legacy record
If spiders are many and spinning their webs, the spell will soon be very dry.
If spiders are many and spinning their webs, the spell will soon be very dry.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying predicts a dry spell from many spiders spinning webs. It makes visible activity a sign of the weather to come.
What the words are saying
The observation and forecast are connected in the saying, not independently verified by the supplied gloss. A careful reading distinguishes the spider activity described from a measured rule about humidity or behavior. No fixed time period or location is identified.
Everyday example
A reader notes the web-spinning sign while keeping the claimed dry spell unconfirmed.
When to use it
Use it to discuss an animal-based forecast as lore.
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What it does not mean
No humidity mechanism, universal spider behavior or reliable forecast is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 594; PDF page 86
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