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Meaning of 'weathercock' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weathercock [ n.]
- 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.
- Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
2 . Weathercock [ v. t.]
- To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.

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