weath|er|cock

weath|er|cock
weath|er|cock «WEHTH uhr KOK», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a device to show which way the wind is blowing, especially one in the shape of a rooster; weather vane.
2. Figurative. a person or thing that is changeable or inconstant, especially one who veers easily to conform to the prescribed attitudes or popular beliefs of the moment.
–v.i.
to veer or vary like a weathercock: »

It is easy enough to make a stable hovercraft which is capable of “weathercocking” quickly into the wind (New Scientist).

–v.t.
to provide with a weathercock; serve as a weathercock for: »

weathercocked gables.


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  • weathercock — weath|er|cock [ weðər,kak ] noun count a model of a ROOSTER (=male chicken) used as a WEATHER VANE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weathercock — weath•er•cock [[t]ˈwɛð ərˌkɒk[/t]] n. 1) cvb a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it 2) (loosely) any weather vane 3) a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc • Etymology: 1250–1300 …   From formal English to slang

  • Weathercock — 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. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weathercock — Weath er*cock , v. t. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for. [1913 Webster] Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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