weathercock

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In France, meanwhile, she has been branded not the Iron Lady - which was former UK PM Margaret Thatcher's nickname - but the Iron Weathercock.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022

In France, meanwhile, commentators in Les Echos branded her not the Iron Lady - which was former UK PM Margaret Thatcher's nickname - but the Iron Weathercock.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022

The wind blew down the partition between the two yards with a crash; the tiles came tumbling down, but the Weathercock sat firm.

From What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William)

“Ha, ha,” crowed the Weathercock on the Big Red Barn.

From Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers by Barbour, Harold S.

And as soon as the Weathercock saw him you should have heard him crow.

From Billy Bunny and Daddy Fox by Cory, David