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• n  weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

• Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer had twirled like a weathercock in a whirlwind over the problem of jug-eared Michael Lee, controversial chief of Commerce's Far Eastern Branch.
• The Shenandoah now rides like a huge weathercock, immune to the most violent wind and ready to fly away with but a few minutes' preparation.
• Behind these two varying expressions was a weathercock temperament.