English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Weathercock
(n.)
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.
Weathercock
(n.)
Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and
frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a
fickle, inconstant person.
Weathercock
(v. t.)
To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a
weathercock for.