01 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 sh…
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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.“Noisy weathercocks rattled and sang of mutation.” — Longfellow.
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Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.