weathercock
weathercock · weathercocks
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerelA weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
» A woman is a weathercock.
Женщина подобна флюгеру. — odexed
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3 sensesA weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
(figuratively)One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
(Canada, US)A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
Examples
1 sentencesA woman is a weathercock.
ruЖенщина подобна флюгеру. — odexed
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English wetharcoke, weþercok, wedercoc, wederkok, equivalent to weather + cockFrom Middle English wetharcoke, weþercok, wedercoc, wederkok, equivalent to weather + cock.
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Forms
plural: weathercocks| Singular | weathercock |
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