weathercock
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weathercock
Where it comes from
From Middle English wetharcoke, weþercok, wedercoc, wederkok, equivalent to weather + cock.
noun weathercocks
- A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
- One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
- 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.
verb weathercocks · weathercocking · weathercocked
- To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
- To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
- To act as a weathercock for.
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noun a fickle, inconstant person
| Español | veleta |
|---|---|
| Português | biruta de aeroporto |
| Italiano | banderuola |
Talk about this word "weathercock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/weathercock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. weathercock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/weathercock "weathercock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/weathercock.Cite this
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title = {weathercock},
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