Definitions of weathercock
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weathervane with a vane in the form of a roostertype of:vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vanemechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
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"Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This narrative poem, written in a meter that recalls the sound of a galloping horse’s hooves, tells the apocryphal story of Paul Revere warning colonial Americans of a looming British invasion. Read the poem here.