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Weathercock

Weathercock Meaning & Definition
Weathercock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Weathercock?

[n] weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

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See Also | vane | weather vane | weathervane | wind vane

Weathercock In Webster's Dictionary

\Weath"er*cock`\, n. 1. A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction. ``As a wedercok that turneth his face with every wind.'' --Chaucer. Noisy weathercocks rattled and sang of mutation. --Longfellow. 2. Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
\Weath"er*cock`\, v. t. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for. Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. --Tennyson.

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