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weathercock
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English wedercoc, from weder weather + cok, coc cock
1.
a. : a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction
b. : a person or thing that changes readily or often : one who veers with every change of current opinion
< weathercocks before the prevailing winds of doctrine — Scribner's >
2. : jewelweed a
II. transitive verb
1. : to supply with a weathercock
< weathercock a steeple >
2. : to serve as a weathercock for
< weathercock the forces of revolution >
intransitive verb
: to behave like a weathercock; specifically of an airplane : to turn into the wind |