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weath·er·cock
/-ˌkɑk/
風標,隨風倒的人
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Weath·er·cock
,
v. t.
To
supply
with
a
weathercock
;
to
serve
as
a
weathercock
for
.
Whose
blazing
wyvern
weathercock
the
spire
.
--
Tennyson
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.”
Noisy
weathercocks
rattled
and
sang
of
mutation
.
--
Longfellow
.
2.
Hence
,
any
thing
or
person
that
turns
easily
and
frequently
;
one
who
veers
with
every
change
of
current
opinion
;
a
fickle
,
inconstant
person
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
weathercock
n
:
weathervane
with
a
vane
in
the
form
of
a
rooster
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