weathercock

[ weth-er-kok ]

/ ˈwɛð ərˌkɒk /

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noun

a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it.

(loosely) any weather vane.

a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.: The count is the weathercock of the jet set.

Origin of weathercock

First recorded in 1250–1300, weathercock is from the Middle English word wedercoc.See weather, cock¹

Words nearby weathercock

weatherboarding, weather-bound, weathercast, weathercaster, weathercoat, weathercock, weather deck, weathered, weather eye, weatherfish, Weatherford

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Example sentences from the Web for weathercock

Let us suppose that two people are using them to look at an arrow on a weathercock a long distance off.
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures|Arabella B. Buckley
I have no command of my talents such as they are, and have to watch the varyings of my mind as I would a weathercock.
Washington Irving|Henry W. Boynton
They are as careful of the age as the weathercock is of the wind.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier
It was in vain that one party objected to the weathercock politics of Talleyrand.
The History of Napoleon Buonaparte|John Gibson Lockhart

"While you were asleep, my dear little Madge," answered the Weathercock.
The Cruise of the Noah's Ark|David Cory

British Dictionary definitions for weathercock

weathercock

/ (ˈwɛðəˌkɒk) /

noun

a weather vane in the form of a cock

a person who is fickle or changeable

verb

(intr) (of an aircraft) to turn or tend to turn into the wind

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单词	weathercock
释义	weathercock [ weth-er-kok ] / ˈwɛð ərˌkɒk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR weathercock ON THESAURUS.COM noun a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it. (loosely) any weather vane. a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.: The count is the weathercock of the jet set. Origin of weathercock First recorded in 1250–1300, weathercock is from the Middle English word wedercoc.See weather, cock¹ Words nearby weathercock weatherboarding, weather-bound, weathercast, weathercaster, weathercoat, weathercock, weather deck, weathered, weather eye, weatherfish, Weatherford Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for weathercock Let us suppose that two people are using them to look at an arrow on a weathercock a long distance off. Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures\|Arabella B. Buckley I have no command of my talents such as they are, and have to watch the varyings of my mind as I would a weathercock. Washington Irving\|Henry W. Boynton They are as careful of the age as the weathercock is of the wind. The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)\|John Greenleaf Whittier It was in vain that one party objected to the weathercock politics of Talleyrand. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte\|John Gibson Lockhart "While you were asleep, my dear little Madge," answered the Weathercock. The Cruise of the Noah's Ark\|David Cory British Dictionary definitions for weathercock weathercock / (ˈwɛðəˌkɒk) / noun a weather vane in the form of a cock a person who is fickle or changeable verb (intr) (of an aircraft) to turn or tend to turn into the wind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to weathercock feather, fan, cock, vane, anemometer, wind vane, windsock
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weathercock

noun

Origin of weathercock

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Example sentences from the Web for weathercock

British Dictionary definitions for weathercock

noun

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