dogvane
/ˈdɒɡveɪn/Nautical
noun
A small, light vane of thread, cork, and feathers, placed on a gunwale or shroud to indicate the direction of the wind. Also in figurative contexts. Now historical.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in William Falconer. From dog + vane, probably so called because smaller and hence inferior to the vane at the masthead.
- at (or on) the heels of
- at (or to) heel
- infructescence
- in fruit
- infula
- in full
- in full career
- in full cry
- in full face
- in full flight
- in full flow
- (in) full rig
- in (full) spate
- in full swing
- in full view
- in fun
- infundibular
- infundibulum
- in funds
- infuriate
- infuriating
- infuriatingly
- infuriation
- infuse
- infuser