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weath·er·cock
/
ˈwɛð
ərˌkɒk
/
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[
we
th
-er-kok
]
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noun
1.
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.:
The count is the weathercock of the jet
set
.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
wedercoc.
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weather
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weathercock
(ˈwɛðəˌkɒk)
—
n
1.
a weather vane in the form of a cock
2.
a person who is fickle or changeable
—
vb
3.
(
intr
) (of an aircraft) to turn or tend to turn into the wind
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